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by fbdab103 808 days ago
I imagine a first generation self driving truck would have very low threshold for unsafe driving conditions. Fog, rain, snow, whatever. Easier to wait it out or let a human drive.

Southwestern US has pretty robustly good weather and covers a large percentage of the population. Coincidentally, the biggest port in the country is in LA. Anything that can distribute cargo from there to another hub is feasible.

I do not think it is on anyone's roadmap for there to be, "Ice Road Truckers: AI Edition"