BigUnionGuy
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I won't even get into the malfunctioning part of vehicles where something can go wrong
"Parts on order. OK to run."
I won't even get into the malfunctioning part of vehicles where something can go wrong
I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned over this as a feeder driver, but I should put emphasis on the "little" part. If you watch the video the driver lets the system take over after he has it safely on the interstate and in the center lane. Just like the autonomous Freightliner that was debuted in the summer of 2015 this truck cannot do much on its own and requires lot of human input to do much beyond keeping the truck in the lane. I have 25 years of driving left in me and I feel pretty confident that I will get to finish out all 25. These systems will allow us as drivers to be safer and to drive longer, but to replace us is an entirely different matter. Too many variables on the roads these days for even the best A.I system to master. I won't even get into the malfunctioning part of vehicles where something can go wrong and someone needs to be there to take control if and when it does. In the short term this won't affect my job at all, longterm this will make my job much easier, and maybe it will be my replacement. By then I hope to have the title "retiree" that we all look forward to having one day.
Can't duplicate, safe to operate."Parts on order. OK to run."
The problem is that if this does go full scale, UPS will expect a pay cut from all drivers across the board.
This would affect retirees when the amount of money going into the pension fund gets slashed huge.
As of right now, I don't see the government allowing it for a long time.
Planes can fly all by themselves with computers , but FAA still require 2 qualified pilots to be on there.
You would still need drivers for rural routes where driveways are used all the time.
I don't see anyone in the North being impacted since I don't know how a computer could see through a snow covered road, let alone lens being covered in ice.
That's why feeders will be much easier to replace than package car drivers.
Yep, Red Tagged. Parts on order.When it establishes something requires repair, it will drive itself to the shop, spit a report of what requires repairing for the Mechanic to fix?
And, just how will the mechanic convince it, "parts on order, OK to run?"
Will it just sit there and refuse to leave until it decides it is not only repaired, but repaired to the standards it has established?
And that's why human acceptance is a much bigger hurdle than the technologyYeah . ..nothing like a 20 ton tractor trailer rolling down the road with no human intervention to control it. Wonder how much the automated feeder cost would be with a few fatalities to pay for factored in.
I don't care how technologically advanced automated vehicles are......you can't just replace human intelligence in an area like this Would be incredibly stupid to have imo.
This I completely agree with. We are treading a dangerous line but we have never slowed technology for the benefit of jobs.I'm all for technological advancement but we're approaching a potentially dangerous turning point in which computers/robotics take over way too much of human tasks (jobs). Certainly more tech jobs get created but no where near the amount of jobs lost to the tech. We've already reached a point where we are at permanent high real unemployment (not the fake number government uses). Regardless of what politicians promise, high unemployment is here to stay and will likely grow and grow as this tech matures.
Driving, mostly truck driving, is the single most common job description in America. Where will we be displaced? The other most common jobs are retail and restaurant jobs and those already have self checkouts and kiosks becoming commonplace. Robots are already on their way in to become customer service workers.
We can't stop progress but the consequences could be economically devastating when half of everything humans do today is replaced. And just remember that robots will be making the robots too.
This I completely agree with. We are treading a dangerous line but we have never slowed technology for the benefit of jobs.
"Self driving truck makes first delivery".
No it didn't.
I didn't see it drive anywhere other than a clean center highway lane.
I didn't see where the truck unloaded itself.
I didn't see it choose the correct dock and back into the dock avoiding all obstacles on the property.
I didn't see the truck acquire a signature for the delivery.
There's trillions of variables to account for in getting a tractor trailer from A-B not counting all the delivery tasks not associated with driving.
When it establishes something requires repair, it will drive itself to the shop, spit a report of what requires repairing for the Mechanic to fix?
And, just how will the mechanic convince it, "parts on order, OK to run?"
Will it just sit there and refuse to leave until it decides it is not only repaired, but repaired to the standards
When it establishes something requires repair, it will drive itself to the shop, spit a report of what requires repairing for the Mechanic to fix?
And, just how will the mechanic convince it, "parts on order, OK to run?"
Will it just sit there and refuse to leave until it decides it is not only repaired, but repaired to the standards it has established?