PePiPoo Helping the motorist get justice Support health workers

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Lorry 'platoons' to be allowed on Mways from 2019, Autonomous 3 lorries with nominal driver, connected by WiFi
ford poplar
post Fri, 25 Aug 2017 - 23:30
Post #1


Member


Group: Members
Posts: 3,816
Joined: 20 Dec 2008
Member No.: 24,962



All over the News today, 1 year after letting learner drivers on mways

Opinions?

This post has been edited by ford poplar: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 - 23:36
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
 
Start new topic
Replies (1 - 5)
Advertisement
post Fri, 25 Aug 2017 - 23:30
Post #


Advertise here!









Go to the top of the page
 
Quote Post
Fredd
post Sat, 26 Aug 2017 - 08:58
Post #2


Webmaster
Group Icon

Group: Root Admin
Posts: 8,205
Joined: 30 Mar 2003
From: Wokingham, UK
Member No.: 2



Well, the title's a bit misleading, since this is going to be a trial - if it ever happens, unlike the one that got canned last year because the manufacturers wouldn't support it.

Personally I think the idea's somewhat pointless in this country, simply because so many of our motorway junctions are so close together. With the "platoons" separating and regrouping before & after each junction they'll spend hardly any time neatly slipstreaming each other - and that's assuming Aunt Mabel doesn't join the motorway in the middle of their little convoy and stay there in the nearside lane. It may well work OK in countries where motorways/freeways have junctions tens of miles apart.

I also don't see the point of just trialling 3-truck platoons, since other drivers will just avoid such a short convoy and so it'll tell us nothing about behaviour if longer ones were allowed for real. Still, since this has been a politically-driven project from the start that probably means the politicians will get the answers they want, which is that it'll save masses of fuel, and the planet, and is safe as houses.


--------------------
Regards,
Fredd

__________________________________________________________________________
Pepipoo relies on you
to keep this site running!
Donate to Pepipoo now using your
Visa, Mastercard, debit card or PayPal account
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
fedup2
post Sat, 26 Aug 2017 - 09:11
Post #3


Member


Group: Members
Posts: 3,343
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Member No.: 10,873



It isnt political its a necessity,although the goverments have caused it through idiocy.

You would have to have a screw loose to become a truck driver and because of that they cannot get drivers and it will become much much worse over the next few years.

They tried lowering the age of truck drivers to 18 but of course that hasn't worked,many 18 year olds cant even get car insurance never mind a truck licence.




Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Fredd
post Sat, 26 Aug 2017 - 09:26
Post #4


Webmaster
Group Icon

Group: Root Admin
Posts: 8,205
Joined: 30 Mar 2003
From: Wokingham, UK
Member No.: 2



This isn't about self-driving trucks, though, more like a glorified form of adaptive cruise control for motorway use. There's still going to be a driver in each truck for the non-motorway parts of their journey.


--------------------
Regards,
Fredd

__________________________________________________________________________
Pepipoo relies on you
to keep this site running!
Donate to Pepipoo now using your
Visa, Mastercard, debit card or PayPal account
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
mickR
post Sat, 26 Aug 2017 - 10:37
Post #5


Member


Group: Members
Posts: 7,235
Joined: 5 Jan 2007
From: England
Member No.: 9,919



So if ask, who is going to insure the changeable convoy, who is going to be the insured person? is the leading driver in charge of and responsible for, in the case of an accident, the whole convoy? Lot of pressure to be a driver under those circa if so.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
fedup2
post Sat, 26 Aug 2017 - 12:11
Post #6


Member


Group: Members
Posts: 3,343
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Member No.: 10,873



QUOTE (mickR @ Sat, 26 Aug 2017 - 11:37) *
So if ask, who is going to insure the changeable convoy, who is going to be the insured person? is the leading driver in charge of and responsible for, in the case of an accident, the whole convoy? Lot of pressure to be a driver under those circa if so.


Wait till the nobs just come straight on at the slip roads feet in front of them and they WILL. With a single truck and trailer you have some chance of avoiding them but with a chain.....carnage.The only chance they have is running them through the night when many of the idiots are in bed.




Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



Advertisement

Advertise here!

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: Thursday, 28th March 2024 - 21:51
Pepipoo uses cookies. You can find details of the cookies we use here along with links to information on how to manage them.
Please click the button to accept our cookies and hide this message. We’ll also assume that you’re happy to accept them if you continue to use the site.
IPS Driver Error

IPS Driver Error

There appears to be an error with the database.
You can try to refresh the page by clicking here