Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

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Somewhere many years ago, I saw a study that said we have no laid major rail road tracks since the WW II timeframe.

A lot of major lines have been removed completely.
Few years back L&N removed a main line running through KY.
 
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True, but very few trains make local deliveries
There are a lot of other related problems... probably why the industry is nothing like it’s heyday.
 
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Yep. All fake news.

Enterprise will not allow that to happen.

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Thanks now I will not have to drive my EV 50 miles to rent an EV. Enterprise is only 14 miles away and we have a commercial account there. I'm looking forward in a few years when Tesla has their full self-driving feature approved the rental car will just come to me.
 
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I sometimes think that the people developing self driving semis have never drove a truck in their life. I can see usefulness in the drop n hook part but otherwise no.
Things are rarely as they should be when you pull into a facility. Way too many variables. Who is responsible for conveying the changes to the truck.
 
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I sometimes think that the people developing self driving semis have never drove a truck in their life. I can see usefulness in the drop n hook part but otherwise no.
Things are rarely as they should be when you pull into a facility. Way too many variables. Who is responsible for conveying the changes to the truck.

They said that about container ships too.
 
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There are are technologically savvy companies working on full self driving. I don't place Tesla in that category. They are relying on cameras while most companies are relying more on radar like systems. I believe that it will happen.
To be truly safe they will need to use multiple technologies.
 
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I sometimes think that the people developing self driving semis have never drove a truck in their life. I can see usefulness in the drop n hook part but otherwise no.
Things are rarely as they should be when you pull into a facility. Way too many variables. Who is responsible for conveying the changes to the truck.
Isn't that what they said about computers and chess.

I live near hwy 13 where human driven cars kill people all the time. I'm hoping one day computers will do a better job of keeping people alive.
 
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