{"id":2441,"date":"2018-06-18T20:06:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T20:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/panel-no-robot-trucks-but-automation-key-to-driver-shortage\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:48:15","slug":"panel-no-robot-trucks-but-automation-key-to-driver-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/panel-no-robot-trucks-but-automation-key-to-driver-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel: No Robot Trucks, But Automation Key to Driver Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"

With tens of thousands of empty truck driver seats in North America \u2013 and growing – \u00a0the industry needs to focus on recruiting a younger pool of workers to fill those vacancies by emphasizing advancements in technology and automation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we frankly do not see robot trucks driving goods across the country anytime soon,\u201d noted Bill Sullivan, executive vice president of advocacy at the American Trucking Associations, who was one of the panelists during a recent Securing America\u2019s Future Energy (SAFE) summit. \u201cAs we talk about the more important today technologies building\u00a0<\/span>towards an automated truck or automated car, those technologies are being adapted into incremental benefits to safety and what we consider to be driver-assist technologies,\u201d Sullivan explained. \u201cWe like how this can bring in younger drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Fleet Owner reports:<\/p>\n

Panelist Danielle Burr, head of federal affairs at Uber, said although full automation isn\u2019t necessarily feasible for first- and last-mile deliveries, it could help bridge some of the gaps between drivers and their companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the lifestyle choices that we\u2019ve heard from some of our drivers are challenging \u2013 to be on the road maybe 200 nights a year away from home,\u201d she said. \u201cAutonomy perhaps allows them to take that less than desirable component for some off the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Sullivan pointed out, even though we\u2019re all focused on this \u201crobot truck\u201d driving down the road, different levels of automation have already played a major role in truck safety efforts. All technology advancements in the commercial vehicle space will continue to be adopted as long as there is a cost-benefit ratio, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSafety is a good business for us based on drivers, lawsuits, insurance and all those other things,\u201d Sullivan stressed. \u201cS, we see a much faster adoption in commercial fleets than we think is going to happen with say my family buying [an autonomous] Volvo and turning the buzzer off when we get tired of changing lanes every time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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