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The idea sounds neat for trucks, where one driver could lead a whole fleet of AI trucks in some kind of a road train. But even then there's a whole load of problems e.g. with people overtaking on the oncoming lane or if there's enough space after the intersection for some of the trucks but not all of them. But for RV's? That's dumb AF.
But see the R&D for this could easily go to improving the existing infrastructure of shipping a fleet of trucks single-file along.....
....rails.
right?!?!? the only reasonable use for this tech would be to make a train of trucks....but we already have trains....so just make a fuckin train
even if you insist on trucks, just use converter dollies like we already do across the US for double and triple trailers, or hook a bunch of b-train style trailers together like the aussies do for their road trains. physical links are hell of a lot more robust and reliable than some goofy wifi gokarts with a trailer hitch can ever be