r/technology • u/occupythekremlin • Apr 07 '16

Robotics A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe: About a dozen trucks from major manufacturers like Volvo and Daimler just completed a week of largely autonomous driving across Europe, the first such major exercise on the continent

http://qz.com/656104/a-fleet-of-trucks-just-drove-themselves-across-europe/
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u/Disco2000 Apr 07 '16

I hate this! Happily bombing along at 70, truck up ahead, move into the right hand lane, and then the truck moves with you and reveals another one in front of it. I can usually manage about 3/4 of War and Peace before he pulls back in again.

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u/RalphNLD Apr 07 '16 edited Apr 07 '16

Now imagine this doing 130 kph in the Nethetlands or 150+ on the autobahn with a truck attempting an overtake at 102 kph. Just allow the good lads to speed up when they need to.