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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Future of Autonomous Trucking
2:21:20 - 2:31:04 (09:44)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plays a crucial role in determining which scenarios for autonomous trucking are most profitable by setting rules for truck drivers. Although they have people who care about the job of truck drivers, they lack the power to dictate rules based on their benefit.
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Platooning could have numerous benefits in autonomous trucking, although engineers have to solve challenges when it comes to the following truck's self-driving capabilities and maintaining a connection with the lead truck.
2:21:20 - 2:23:47 (02:27)
Summary
Platooning could have numerous benefits in autonomous trucking, although engineers have to solve challenges when it comes to the following truck's self-driving capabilities and maintaining a connection with the lead truck. However, the number of edge cases in platooning is much lower than the number of edge cases in autonomous trucking overall.
ChapterThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Future of Autonomous Trucking
Episode#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The decision to omit autonomous military vehicles from the list of autonomous vehicles in development was based on the fact that companies such as Waymo were not openly working on them, unlike the other vehicles on the list.
2:23:47 - 2:24:50 (01:02)
Summary
The decision to omit autonomous military vehicles from the list of autonomous vehicles in development was based on the fact that companies such as Waymo were not openly working on them, unlike the other vehicles on the list. An example of an already proposed military application of autonomous vehicles is the use of a super-armored lead fuel truck for fuel convoys in Afghanistan to protect human life.
ChapterThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Future of Autonomous Trucking
Episode#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plays a key role in determining profitable scenarios for truck drivers by setting the rules, but they do not have the authority to write rules that are beneficial for truck drivers.
2:24:50 - 2:27:58 (03:07)
Summary
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plays a key role in determining profitable scenarios for truck drivers by setting the rules, but they do not have the authority to write rules that are beneficial for truck drivers.
ChapterThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Future of Autonomous Trucking
Episode#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Waymo stands out in the autonomous vehicle industry for actually putting cars on the road, rather than just creating demos and videos.
2:27:58 - 2:31:04 (03:06)
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Waymo stands out in the autonomous vehicle industry for actually putting cars on the road, rather than just creating demos and videos. Other companies have been criticized for this lack of real-world testing and delivery.