{"id":2841,"date":"2018-03-29T09:50:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T13:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2021-07-13T12:51:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:51:42","slug":"self-driving-trucks-uber-latest-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/self-driving-trucks-uber-latest-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Driving Trucks from Uber | The Latest Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Technology is everyone\u2019s favorite pandora\u2019s box \u2014 each development forever changing professional landscapes for better or worse. When it comes to trucking, many long-time drivers are \u201cjust fine, thanks\u201d with the existing diesel rigs they\u2019ve been driving for generations. That reality is quickly changing with self-driving trucks from Uber and many similar competitors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Self-Driving Trucks from Uber | The Rundown<\/h2>\n

In early March 2018, the infamous ride-hailing company, Uber began shipping freight via their self-driving trucks within the state of Arizona. Meanwhile, the company\u2019s self-driving cars made headlines after striking and killing a pedestrian. Needless to acknowledge, neigh sayers are having their \u201cI told you so moment\u201d for now. Still, it\u2019s inevitable that these technologies will march onward in their progression to wide-spread industry implementation. Here\u2019s what we know so far:<\/p>\n

Through their freight-hauling app, these self-driving trucks from Uber can be scheduled for shipments. Right now, only intrastate shipments are possible despite the company\u2019s desire to expand these services nationwide. The whole process goes a little something like this:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FqwtibdHSZM<\/p>\n

Uber’s Autonomous Shipping Model<\/h3>\n
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Self-driving trucks from Uber utilize a transfer hub model, which actually leaves room for human drivers and additional jobs to be created \u2014 at least in the short term. First, the shipper logs onto the app and finds a participating driver in a conventional long-haul truck. This trucker then picks up the freight and makes a short-haul trip to one of Uber\u2019s transfer hubs. Here they are met by self-driving trucks from Uber and the load is handed off.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For the time being, Uber\u2019s self-driving trucks require the supervision of an Uber-employed safety driver who acts as a failsafe. Otherwise, the vehicle heads for the highway where it functions in cooperation with its many cameras, sensors, and computing equipment.<\/p>\n

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Once the self-driving truck is near the end of its route, the vehicle pulls into a second Uber transfer hub to meet a different human trucker. This trucker also just dropped off another short-haul load and the cycle continues\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Uber Trucks in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear…<\/h3>\n

At the moment, Uber hasn\u2019t revealed how many trucks they\u2019re operating, the number of miles driven, types of goods, or even the amount of autonomous deliveries made. Still, according to Uber\u2019s Advanced Technology Group, it\u2019s known that these types of vehicles have collectively driven over 2 million miles so far.<\/p>\n

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Ultimately, the company\u2019s goal is to have truckers making continual short-haul runs while their self-driving vehicles handle most of the lengthy and monotonous highway driving.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Since Uber\u2019s purchase of a trucking brokerage called 4Front Logistics in early 2017, their intentions have been clear \u2014 hand trucking over to computerized fleets for the most optimized transportation experience possible. Although it\u2019s been said that the trucking industry is fractured in terms of its national logistics, Uber is taking a $70 billion stab at it anyway\u2026<\/p>\n

However, self-driving trucks from Uber aren\u2019t the only vehicles in the game<\/a>! Since late 2017, the startup Embark has been successfully shipping refrigerators between California and Texas. They\u2019ve also recently completed a coast-to-coast haul from LA to Jacksonville, Florida which totaled 2,400 miles driven autonomously.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, the Seattle-based trucking technology company, Convoy has $62 million backing a similar freight-hailing app comparable to Uber\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

An Autonomous Industry<\/h3>\n

Nonetheless, all of these companies face the significant challenges of owning, maintaining, and managing fleets of incredibly expensive self-driving trucks<\/a> along with the regular industry difficulties. It’s not a current reality, but self-driving trucks from Uber and many other companies\u00a0are “closer than they appear.” For now, these companies will need to work out the significant safety concerns before there’s truly no turning back. The most optimistic perspective is that these computerized trucks will make trucking jobs accessible to more people than ever before. At the same time, this could easily go the other way and render the American trucker obsolete entirely…<\/p>\n

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What are your thoughts on self-driving trucks from Uber? Leave your comments below!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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