Driverless Trucks Already Being Tested; 3 Million Truck Drivers To Lose Their Job
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According to the American Trucking Association, there are some 3.5 million truck drivers in the United States alone.
That’s 3.5 million people who may lose their jobs once driverless trucks hit the roads in full force… which appears to be in the not-too-distant future.
Tech Crunch reports that a convoy of these trucks recently drove across Europe and arrived without incident at their destination at the Port of Rotterdam for 75% cheaper than it would have cost had human beings been driving them:
Shipping a full truckload from L.A. to New York costs around $4,500 today, with labor representing 75 percent of that cost. But those labor savings aren’t the only gains to be had from the adoption of driverless trucks…
A large part of the economic efficiency boost will include the fact that driverless trucks never get tired and can drive for 24 hours straight non-stop, whereas humans obviously need to eat, take ? breaks, and sleep. Drivers are restricted by law from driving more than 11 hours a day and are required to take breaks each day. “That means the technology would effectively double the output of the U.S. transportation network at 25 percent of the cost,” Tech Crunch explains.
In addition, truck drivers drive faster because they are paid by the mile and they’re trying to get more done, a situation which throws fuel efficiency out the window in a way that won’t happen with robotrucks which will drive at a steady, set pace the entire trip. There are many ways that robotrucks will enhance the efficiency of the entire trucking industry… but, glaringly, those ways don’t involve humans having jobs.
The list goes on and on but the message is clear: robots and AI are here and millions of people, from factory workers to front desk clerks to truck drivers, are going to have their entire livelihoods yanked away. How are so many people going to be able to put food on the table and pay their rent when there are no jobs for them to get paid to do so?
That’s one percent of the population right there just… unemployed…
Perhaps that’s why law enforcement is training so hard for martial law.
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thats. ? . crazy.
was jus talkin to my partna about goin in wit him on a couple trucks not even a month ago. smmfh -
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will they be able to stop at them weigh stations?
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They will still have people ride in them. It will be like trains.
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They will still have people ride in them. It will be like trains.
DID YOU READ THE ARTICLE?THEY DRIVE BY THEMSELVES WITH NO ONE IN IT. -
Dunno about anyone else, but I don't really see these being implemented to the point that 3 millions drivers lose their jobs. Not even close.
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Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive in 3,2,1.....
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As technology evolves then you as a worker should evolve as well.
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What's gonna be next is skynet gonna take over the jobs of the air force and the navy?
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dallas' 4 eva wrote: »What's gonna be next is skynet gonna take over the jobs of the air force and the navy?
Don't they already have drones and uav's? -
vagrant-718 wrote: »dallas' 4 eva wrote: »What's gonna be next is skynet gonna take over the jobs of the air force and the navy?
Don't they already have drones and uav's?
WTF is a uav? -
Cabana_Da_Don wrote: »vagrant-718 wrote: »dallas' 4 eva wrote: »What's gonna be next is skynet gonna take over the jobs of the air force and the navy?
Don't they already have drones and uav's?
WTF is a uav?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle -
The possibilities this has to be abused by criminals is vast
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Glad I said ? that and went back to school
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alot of other repetitive jobs are gonna be lost to robots etc too
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Cabana_Da_Don wrote: »
So can a plane. Doesnt mean there wont be a person there -
too many people to lose jobs.. they gonna sabotage the ? outta this project...
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Cabana_Da_Don wrote: »
So are the trucks going to unload themselves? At the destination maybe someone inside the truck can or people at the place may do it.
If this concept prevents accidents on the road then great. Truck drivers drive tons of miles and can fall asleep. -
? about to get highjacked
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The possibilities this has to be abused by criminals is vast
first thing i thought about. -
mryounggun wrote: »Cabana_Da_Don wrote: »vagrant-718 wrote: »dallas' 4 eva wrote: »What's gonna be next is skynet gonna take over the jobs of the air force and the navy?
Don't they already have drones and uav's?
WTF is a uav?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
ARE THEY REAL PLANES LIKE F15 AND F18 WITH JUST NO ONE IN IT RIGHT? -
vagrant-718 wrote: »As technology evolves then you as a worker should evolve as well.
It's not that simple. Technology evolving the way it is has reduced the available jobs to do. That's a big problem given that the popualtion is increasing. -
Cant wait to see how many accidenta this dumb ? will cause as these trucks sit in the left lane going 48 or stopping adruptly as it gets cut off
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Negativity, fear-mongering are all everyone ever thinks about when it comes to automation.
But as I have said numerous times before automation is a blessing for humanity. The first few years of transition will be difficult as is with any large technological advancement but at the end of the day society will figure out a way to meet the basic needs of a largely unemployed populous or basically face mass uprisings and insurmountable violence against the rich should they choose to concentrate their wealth in the face of millions starving.
At least in America as long as ? stop trying to push this mass gun control narrative. Feel sorry for Europe and others though. -
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