Toyota Tractor Beam

[tractors1]

Could prove interesting some day!


https://www.foxnews.com/auto/tractor...tchless-towing

[HABBERDABBER]

Originally Posted by tractors1

Could prove interesting some day!


https://www.foxnews.com/auto/tractor...tchless-towing

Yeah, until Putin or somebody decides to mess with the internet, Bluetooth, GPS, cell and other communications.

Guess I'm just another analog anachronism.

Tractor beam? Intriguing? Proceed! Make it so!

[Ron in BC]

Interesting, carried to it's logical conclusion you could have a train of driverless tractor trailers, each "towing" the trailer behind, stretching to the horizon. Bet the trucking industry would love that thought.

This stuff might be interesting but the "why" aspect pops up pretty quick, definitely not something I'm holding my breath for.

Ron

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Originally Posted by Ron in BC

Interesting, carried to it's logical conclusion you could have a train of driverless tractor trailers, each "towing" the trailer behind, stretching to the horizon. ...
Ron

Can easily imagine waiting to enter the roadway at a T intersection. Kinda like waiting to cross railway tracks outside of Winnipeg as a 2 kilometre freight trains slows to crawl as it enters the east side of the city.

Should've left for work 15 minutes earlier.

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Originally Posted by HABBERDABBER

Yeah, until Putin or somebody decides to mess with the internet, Bluetooth, GPS, cell and other communications. Guess I'm just another analog anachronism.
Tractor beam? Intriguing? Proceed! Make it so!

I recall talking with a city police officer while in my teens, about speeding. I'd suggested it'd be great if the speed limit was restricted through electronic means. His reply was simple..."And somebody would still figure out how to go faster".

Despots aside, with all of the hackers and terrorists amongst the nearly 8 billion of us on the planet; with all the issues of self driving cars; with the complexities of technology frequently on display - I'm just happy we don't have flying "cars". Can't imagine being hit by a brown out or worse, the grid going down for a week in bad weather.

[WillyB]

Coming soon the sky near you.