Driverless cars a threat to your job?

[SorryLazyPOS]

It’s a tool that shows topography, driver level views from video cars and traffic patterns. It’s coming. Buckle up.

It’s been coming….

 

[brett636]

It’s no threat to my livelihood. Autonomous vehicle development has slowed to a crawl and even Google has backed off autonomous trucks. It’s a pipe dream of tech nerds who thought driving a truck was easy. It can be, but other times it’s not so straightforward.

 

[muthatrucka]

I just don’t know how a robot could drive through fog in the mountains that I have to deal with 4 days a week. I can’t even see, I’m just used to it.

 

[sailfish]

Depends if you're in feeder or delivery.

 

[muthatrucka]

I just don’t know how a robot could drive through fog in the mountains that I have to deal with 4 days a week. I can’t even see, I’m just used to it.

Also how does a robot deal with these new vehicles and all their sensors that light up on a daily basis? Low coolant beepers, check engine, ABS, cruise fault. They can’t keep these trucks on the road with us ignoring all this stuff much less a computer that doesn’t have a brain.

 

[Brown287]

Feeder platooning and automated hubs will be the biggest job killer in our lifetimes. At the end of the day we are still a generation away from society accepting driverless UPS cars running up and down residential streets. Not to mention, who’s taking the K-Cups from shelf 7 to the doorstep?

 

[Thebrownblob]

It’s no threat to my livelihood. Autonomous vehicle development has slowed to a crawl and even Google has backed off autonomous trucks. It’s a pipe dream of tech nerds who thought driving a truck was easy. It can be, but other times it’s not so straightforward.

It is currently a pipe dream because human beings still drive vehicles. Almost every car manufacturer is now calling themselves a mobility company. Most of the young people nowadays have no desire to really drive. I think the future may will be very different for commuting and travel.

 

[21Savage]

Roads need to change to accommodate these vehicles. These roads weren’t designed for this.

How do you mean?

 

[SorryLazyPOS]

How do you mean?

Lots of money putting sensors and cameras everywhere. Redoing all roads to make them perfect for computers.

 

[Thebrownblob]

Lots of money putting sensors and cameras everywhere. Redoing all roads to make them perfect for computers.

I believe that is what they would like to do. I am not certain they will be able to accomplish it here.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

Lots of money putting sensors and cameras everywhere. Redoing all roads to make them perfect for computers.

Not here

 

[TheDick]

Tesla trying to run yard hoslers out of work besides platooning over the road A to B runs. Keep your eyes moving so you don't get squished. Nobody's gonna be behind the wheel.

 

[JL 0513]

In package, they'll need an android to do the rest of our job. Even if they could get a truck to safely drive itself in a snowstorm, you'd need an android close to that of Data from Star Trek that can adjust to every conceivable variable of the job.

Maybe in 40 years. I'm being generous, it took until the 24th century in Star Trek.

 

[Over70irregs]

In package, they'll need an android to do the rest of our job. Even if they could get a truck to safely drive itself in a snowstorm, you'd need an android close to that of Data from Star Trek that can adjust to every conceivable variable of the job.

Maybe in 40 years. I'm being generous, it took until the 24th century in Star Trek.

Just need jumpseat runners initially.

 

[Next Day Error]

It’s a tool that shows topography, driver level views from video cars and traffic patterns. It’s coming. Buckle up.

Bad storms, snow covered roads… what then?

 

[JL 0513]

Just need jumpseat runners initially.

How does that play out, especially in a union shop? Fire all the drivers and replace with 18 year olds for half the pay? Just don't see it.

 

[Over70irregs]

Bad storms, snow covered roads… what then?

Kind of like airport towers monitoring traffic n weather patterns. Using cameras and jumpseat runners report conditions adjusting accordingly. Simple dry grided flat areas are first.

 

[Next Day Error]

Kind of like airport towers monitoring traffic n weather patterns. Using cameras and jumpseat runners report conditions adjusting accordingly. Simple dry grided flat areas are first.

I predict maybe in 20 years. Maybe.

 

[dudebro]

I just don’t know how a robot could drive through fog in the mountains that I have to deal with 4 days a week. I can’t even see, I’m just used to it.

That's why no one tests there, but autonomous vehicles are ALWAYS testing between El Paso and Phoenix. Automation won't solve every human use case in one effort, like today you're all fired, but it will steadily eat into the number of jobs that just vanish through attrition until the red circles retire over the next 50 years.

 

[iruhnman630]

The technology is here but still far short of what is necessary for the constant changes of the job.

We can get the packages from the building to the location, we can't get the packages delivered when at the location.

I could see feeders start going automated in that time frame