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> A human driver could look at traffic reports and plan to take the wheel on areas with congestion, road works, and the hilly sections that are technical.

Yes, but honestly, you would have the computers look at the traffic report and at the map.

> The boring straight shots they can sleep. Maybe this could get the duty cycle up to 100% and keep the truck moving non-stop? Really any material increase in the duty cycle would be incredibly valuable.

I think technically that's probably possible on many routes, but I wonder how regulations interfere.



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