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> I'd love to watch a truck put on its' own chains

Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEMT7D7O-ts

Okay, maybe not technically put on, but perhaps you don't actually need a faster horse?

My school bus in a ski town had these back in 2004

Even if they only solve fair weather interstate cruising, that's the bulk of the time a truck spends on the road.

Fair weather interstate cruising so that truckers can get some sleep is pretty valuable.

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"

https://www.onspot.com/en-US/