Thursday, October 12th 2017
Deutsche Post DHL First Adopter of NVIDIA's Self-driving Truck Tech
Germany's national postal service Deutsche Post, which also runs one of the world's biggest private logistics firms under the DHL brand, will be the first adopter of NVIDIA's self-driving truck technology. Deutsche Post envisions a near-future in which self-driving vehicles reach the sender's address to pick-up packages (the sender probably inserts the package into an automated machine), after which the truck drives itself to the nearest hub (or the receiver, if they're within the truck's service area). Package deliveries, too, will be handled by automated trucks that vend-out packages to receivers curbside, upon some authentication.
Self-driving urban trucks present an easier way to implement self-driving tech than passenger cars or robo-taxis, as the vehicle [probably] isn't carrying human lives. It only has to care for the human lives on the street. Trucks can also be slower moving vehicles, as they lack the agility of cars. DHL's first self-driving trucks will be retrofitted with self-driving hardware from ZF Friedrichshafen (ZF), which will put NVIDIA Drive PX Pegasus artificial-intelligence drive-computer in the "driver's seat." Given that Drive PX Pegasus will fall in the hands of ZF only by late-2018, one can expect the first automated DHL trucks on the streets only after implementation and rigorous testing. We expect that to be around 2020, if not later.
Source:
Nu.nl
Self-driving urban trucks present an easier way to implement self-driving tech than passenger cars or robo-taxis, as the vehicle [probably] isn't carrying human lives. It only has to care for the human lives on the street. Trucks can also be slower moving vehicles, as they lack the agility of cars. DHL's first self-driving trucks will be retrofitted with self-driving hardware from ZF Friedrichshafen (ZF), which will put NVIDIA Drive PX Pegasus artificial-intelligence drive-computer in the "driver's seat." Given that Drive PX Pegasus will fall in the hands of ZF only by late-2018, one can expect the first automated DHL trucks on the streets only after implementation and rigorous testing. We expect that to be around 2020, if not later.
14 Comments on Deutsche Post DHL First Adopter of NVIDIA's Self-driving Truck Tech
I see accidents coming....
A while ago I on TV I saw a few self-driving cars fail, I'm sure there is lots of information about that on the internet.
The rate of self driven failure is less than that sadly
So yes i put my trust in a machine before i will ever people.
So what's better? Robots please.
auto.fortune.com/2017/02/15/traffic-deadliest-year/
40,000 people dead in 1 year from stupidity.
Now if we can only get a robot to follow people around and slap processed food out of their hands, we may be onto something.
The info on proper self-driving tech actual suggests it does better than a real driver.