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Lessmore
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2018

Autonomous vehicles and towing

Autonomous vehicles seem to be the vehicle of the future.

Do you embrace the concept of having an autonomous vehicle tow your RV for you ?

Wonder what the pros and cons will be for autonomous tow vehicles ?

Autonomous vehicles

23 Replies

  • It will take a while to trickle down.

    It's just not cost effective to start with a rare and unusual vehicle combination.

    I would say it will probably start with 5th wheels as they already have semi's on the road. There simply is a lot less concern with sway and jack-knifing compared to bumper pulls.

    But long term even bumper pulls will go that way. For a while, it will be your choice but like seat belts, air bags, anti-lock brake an other features...once the old guys age out of the system and the insurance companies compile enough info, it will become standard.
  • Nope, not a chance. One reason is I know exactly how hard I want to push my TV. Some random computer program may be running in floor boarded over the hills.
    Besides, who's going to flip off other drivers when they do something stupid?
  • I have always embraced new technology, however, I am not quite ready for this.