re: #259 lawhawk

Automated trucks?

Which means driverless cars too, putting cabbies, Lyft, Uber, and all other car services/taxis out of business too.

Buses too.

How many people can we put out of work with this? I’d say millions - both in the 1099 economy and those who have union jobs (some bus drivers). And that doesn’t count the manufacturers put out of work by reduced demand for vehicles due to efficiencies from not having to buy vehicles.

Heck, it opens door to car sharing and no need to own cars.

Reality is that new tech usually overcomes old technologies and jobs that exist in some industries will disappear over time.

And new jobs/industries are created over time.

None of this is happening overnight.

I’m still not convinced that driverless anything can handle severe inclement weather a) safely and b) reliably with current or even near-future tech. Until then, we’ll either have to accept that you won’t be able to use driverless services to get people or goods from point A to point B during a severe rainstorm or snowstorm, or we’ll have to rely on actual human “backup” drivers.