Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's more to landing than taxiing on the runway, like approaching the ground at a minimum of 250 km/h while getting hit by winds, often with very little visibility.
Hike dem goalposts!
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#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
And two more bubbles: long haul trucking and taxis. Getting rid of drivers is a high priority for that industry. Human drivers are expensive and they can only drive 70 hours a week. [1] Oh, and Uber is dying to get rid of all its drivers too. [2] 1. https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/new-hours-servi... 2. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/how-ubers-autono...
Maritime shipping...
Yeah, good point, ships are pretty automated. But ships really do need crews for constant maintenance and supervision. You can put the helm on autopilot but that's about all it can do.
Now, let's talk about this again when someone makes a decent R2 unit.
Re: Driverless Cars Threaten to Crash Insurers’ Earnings
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's more to landing than taxiing on the runway, like approaching the ground at a minimum of 250 km/h while getting hit by winds, often with very little visibility.
Hike dem goalposts!
They're just talking about reality of every day landings. If you don't like it, don't make up counterfactual claims in the first place.
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#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
And two more bubbles: long haul trucking and taxis. Getting rid of drivers is a high priority for that industry. Human drivers are expensive and they can only drive 70 hours a week. [1] Oh, and Uber is dying to get rid of all its drivers too. [2] 1. https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/new-hours-servi... 2. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/how-ubers-autono...
AND public transport, particularly buses, but I'm sure trams/trains will eventually be automated too.
A lot of trains already are...
Re: Driverless Cars Threaten to Crash Insurers’ Earnings
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
And two more bubbles: long haul trucking and taxis. Getting rid of drivers is a high priority for that industry. Human drivers are expensive and they can only drive 70 hours a week. [1] Oh, and Uber is dying to get rid of all its drivers too. [2] 1. https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/new-hours-servi... 2. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/how-ubers-autono...
Maritime shipping...
Shipping is already tremendously automated. The remnants are most difficult, and the environment is difficult and has some particularly bad failure modes.
There are numerous tasks shipboard which aren't readily automated, and once you have one person aboard, you tend to need more (cooks, maintenance, multiple shifts, mechanics, etc.).
The reduction in employment in shipping since the 1950s, particularly relative to cargo handled, is already immense, much of that from containerisation though.