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Old 10-26-2016, 10:11 AM  
2MuchMark
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
An active AI system would find the best route with the least congestion and distance between deliveries. This could be done in real time taking traffic conditions and road conditions (construction detours) into consideration.

Fuel savings might be realized in this manner.
This makes sense to me. Also, if a computer is programmed with fuel economy as a priority, it would accelerate more slowly, decelerate more efficiently, etc. This plus everything you mentioned would add up quickly on a single truck. Imagine the savings on fleets of trucks.
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