Driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
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Re: Driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
#2hitchhikers, stowaways, and truck parts thieves will thank you.
Re: Driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
#3hitchhikers, stowaways, and truck parts thieves will thank you.
Looks like there will be a vehicle (manned of course) following the trucks at this time (the same way oversized cargo/load moves today).
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#4It's good they're doing this first in a place that doesn't get long term snow accumulation on roads. But eventually there should be autonomous vehicle tests in places with non-cherry picked road conditions.
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#5Hmmmmm.
So we're going to have a lot of people potentially unemployed because of this...
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#6Hmmmmm. So we're going to have a lot of people potentially unemployed because of this...
At the same time that tariffs slow down the entire trucking industry -- truckers are gonna definitely be hurting
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#7Hmmmmm. So we're going to have a lot of people potentially unemployed because of this...
There's a national truck driver shortage, with a particular lack of young drivers [1]. Perhaps automation technology will become widespread just in time for the current generation of drivers to retire.
[1] https://www.iru.org/news-resources/newsroom/worse-you-though...
Re: Driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
#8It's good they're doing this first in a place that doesn't get long term snow accumulation on roads. But eventually there should be autonomous vehicle tests in places with non-cherry picked road conditions.
Waymo has done winter testing in Buffalo.
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#9Hmmmmm. So we're going to have a lot of people potentially unemployed because of this...
UBI is inevitable imo; we're going to continue to see machines replace humans in roles like this.
Re: Driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
#10Hmmmmm. So we're going to have a lot of people potentially unemployed because of this...
Doubtful. The trucking industry has been screaming for years that they can’t find enough people, almost every 18-wheeler I see on the highway has a “we’re hiring” ad on it, and so on. This is automation coming in to replace humans who are willfully exiting.