* Missouri - Self-driving big rigs no solution for driver shortage
-- Self-driving big rigs could be a thing of the not-so-distance future, but it still may not put an end to the long-running national driver shortage that logistics companies have noted for years... Military technology developed by Lockheed Martin called “Autonomous Mobility Applique System” was created to help save lives in hostile areas. The trucks were tested at Fort Polk in Louisiana last year using GPS, lasers and radar to maneuver across long distances and obstacles such as pedestrians... But that doesn’t mean it’s ready for commercial applications... “Trucking is still going to need many people for the delivery of freight because of safety and security issues in cargo theft and with hazardous loads,” American Trucking Association spokesman Sean McNally said. “It could create other labor issues, too, with the need for more highly skilled technicians. There’s a lot of questions still out there and we look forward to seeing how they’re going to be answered” ...
(Image by John Lovett - Truck drivers parked at the I-40 Travel Center in Ozark may see big rigs that can drive themselves in the not-so-distant future, but the technology may still not curb the national driver shortage proclaimed by logistics companies) -- Ozark, MISS, USA -The Times Record, by John Lovett - June 21, 2015Labels: autonomous trucks, drivers shortage
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