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OT, but can someone explain why this won't instantly be sued into oblivion by the former employers? It seems like some of the Otto team will be using knowledge they gained at their last job on what seems like a competing product.
refueling?
Sending a truck down an interstate for 20 hours has to be the lowest hanging fruit for self driving vehicles. When was the last time an entire category of jobs became obsolete fast enough that laid off employees blamed the technology? When long haul truckers are out of work, how will municipal bus driver unions react?
refueling?
refueling?
Trunk detects low fuel, an automated call/request is placed and the refueling truck is on its way, it aligns itsel on the back of the truck , extends an arm, pumps , then detaches and goes in a designated place on the highway and waits for the next call.
Actually i would find a adoption rate like this very fast.
refueling?
Why not developing a tanker similar with the system the fighter jets are using, and tank while running? Trunk detects low fuel, an automated call/request is placed and the refueling truck is on its way, it aligns itsel on the back of the truck , extends an arm, pumps , then detaches and goes in a designated place on the highway and waits for the next call.
Sending a truck down an interstate for 20 hours has to be the lowest hanging fruit for self driving vehicles. When was the last time an entire category of jobs became obsolete fast enough that laid off employees blamed the technology? When long haul truckers are out of work, how will municipal bus driver unions react?
by acting rational and find another job
Some of them will. Some will become despondent, sink into depression, and never work again. Humans aren't always rational.
Sending a truck down an interstate for 20 hours has to be the lowest hanging fruit for self driving vehicles. When was the last time an entire category of jobs became obsolete fast enough that laid off employees blamed the technology? When long haul truckers are out of work, how will municipal bus driver unions react?