The Truck that Doesn't Need a Driver (Just a Sitter)

[Guest]

The only thing missing is the ability to drift through dirt road curves.

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[COLGeek]

Looks like TRON on steroids! Still, pretty cool concept. The complexities of making this into a real system will be enormous.

 

[figgus]

Even batter, it's made of Unobtanium and uses FIVE flux capacitors!

I propose you make a new site called "Tom's Unworkable Concept Guide" and post all these we-are-nowhere-close-to-making-this garbage there.

 

[COLGeek]

Be careful, unobtanium was found on Pandora and we all know how that turned out. Score one for the blue guys!

Now if only I could move through time to build it from transparent aluminum.....Mr. Scott. Report!!!

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

looks like the vehicles which transported all the evil robots in the movie iRobot

 

[falchard]

1 problem, where is the engine? Trucks require big engines and many many gears.

 

[falchard]

I don't think they quite understand how much energy is needed to haul a few tons of freight. There is a reason we use oil in it, and its because its the 2nd most potent form of heat generation out of a fuel.
There are a few reasons we do things with trucks that I don't think they took into consideration. Trucks use trailers so they are easily detachable and can be swapped along with reducing weight the there is no haul. Adding hydrolics to a fixed cargo area adds weight in requires more energy to get into motion. We also use many geared boxes to reduce the amount of oil the system can consume.

 

[vir_cotto]

[citation][nom]COLGeek[/nom]Be careful, unobtanium was found on Pandora and we all know how that turned out. Score one for the blue guys!Now if only I could move through time to build it from transparent aluminum.....Mr. Scott. Report!!![/citation]


We know the blue guys are all going to be firebombed from space then they will go in and pick up the rocks no problem.

 

[Guest]

THis stuff is ridiculous. If I draw a picture of a flying car that flys itself that runs on solar power as a concept will it get on this site? It is as likely as this truck, just because someone had an idea and drew a picture it doesnt make it news worthy. This is the sorta thing a 5 year old would come up with, although his drawing may not look as good.

 

[p00dl3_h3r0]

As if staying awake on long trucking runs wasn't hard enough, now your chilling in a chair watching a movie right after a bacon and egg breakfast while the truck drives itself.........sign me up!!!

 

[joytech22]

We sorta have the technology to do this today, Just embed OLED into a transparent glass canvas (or visor) for the screen, rotating cab using regular motors, and for resizing that's the hard part. Maybe it could use sliders before the wheels like a cabinet drawer and the "Curtain" that protects the good could be a thick rubber flexible seal of sorts?

 

[ordcestus]

The main problem with this is that no one will want to drive on the same road with this thing. Even though we know that a computer is capable of handling a truck on the road, it'll still scare alot of people. and that'll lead to it being illegal in many places solely due to the fear factor

 

[micky_lund]

[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]Even batter, it's made of Unobtanium and uses FIVE flux capacitors!I propose you make a new site called "Tom's Unworkable Concept Guide" and post all these we-are-nowhere-close-to-making-this garbage there.[/citation]
LOL...the articles lately have all been concepts, just no new tech atm obviously

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

I swear that's a Cylon.

 

[Marco925]

I thought drivers also sit?

But a pretty cool concept!

 

[athreex]

[citation][nom]micky_lund[/nom]LOL...the articles lately have all been concepts, just no new tech atm obviously[/citation]

It is technology waiting to happen.

 

[anamaniac]

[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]Even batter, it's made of Unobtanium and uses FIVE flux capacitors!I propose you make a new site called "Tom's Unworkable Concept Guide" and post all these we-are-nowhere-close-to-making-this garbage there.[/citation]
Sure, it won't happen, but part of the point of a concept is to imagine what's possible.
This thing is badass and awesome. I'd go get the proper license just to sit in the cockpit of that baby.
I also beleieve we could automate driving, and have a override n the event tht something happens. I'd love to seean entire city of 1,000,000 people giveit a test run (RFID, GPS, some godly programming, cloud computing to communicate with all other vehicles in the city and plan routes around it constantly making changes whenever a opportunity arises etc.).

 

[Pei-chen]

[citation][nom]COLGeek[/nom]Be careful, unobtanium was found on Pandora and we all know how that turned out. Score one for the blue guys!Now if only I could move through time to build it from transparent aluminum.....Mr. Scott. Report!!![/citation]
transparent aluminum is real. There is an article on Tom's about 2 years back talking about it. It is more like aluminum glass but it is a lot stronger than regular glass.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]COLGeek[/nom]Be careful, unobtanium was found on Pandora and we all know how that turned out. Score one for the blue guys!Now if only I could move through time to build it from transparent aluminum.....Mr. Scott. Report!!![/citation]
Am I the only one that thinks of 'The Core' when they think of Unobtanium (and not that crappy Avatar movie)?

 

[Pyroflea]

It'd be terrifying seeing a convoy of those things driving down the highway.