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General Category => Economy/Business => Topic started by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on October 25, 2016, 04:42:28 pm

Title: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on October 25, 2016, 04:42:28 pm: http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/10/25/ottos-self-driving-semi-truck-made-beer-run.html

Looks like truck drivers might be made obsolete after all.
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: dfwgator on October 25, 2016, 04:47:07 pm: (http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/c/c0/Otto_(as_himself).jpg/revision/latest?cb=20061202155743)
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: mirraflake on October 25, 2016, 04:53:02 pm: Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on October 25, 2016, 04:42:28 pm
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/10/25/ottos-self-driving-semi-truck-made-beer-run.html

Looks like truck drivers might be made obsolete after all.

One of my clients has a long haul trucking business - about 60 drivers. He was at a trade show and came back and said self driving trucks for long haul , not local will be the norm in 10 years or less and that was a year or so ago

@Weird Tolkienish Figure
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: thackney on October 25, 2016, 04:53:07 pm: Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on October 25, 2016, 04:42:28 pm
...ottos-self-driving-semi-truck-made-beer-run...

Glad to see it was something useful rather than just a publicity stunt.

Now if they will get these in a smaller version to deliver at 1 am on Saturday night out on the home front...
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: Frank Cannon on October 25, 2016, 04:57:17 pm: The truck was hauling Bud? Bleh. It may as well have had a Tesla cruise control style accident.

(http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/auto/2016/10/25/ottos-self-driving-semi-truck-made-beer-run/_jcr_content/par/featured-media/media-0.img.jpg/876/493/1477407339073.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: bilo on October 25, 2016, 08:36:19 pm: I hate to be a Ludite, but where do these workers go that will be replaced by the new technology?

It sure looks like the new Rat mantra will be "GBI" (guaranteed basic income) in ten years or so. I'm sure the folks at the top will be fine with it as long as the "masses" don't get out of line.
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on October 25, 2016, 08:42:09 pm: Quote from: bilo on October 25, 2016, 08:36:19 pm
I hate to be a Ludite, but where do these workers go that will be replaced by the new technology?

Nowhere, yet. Legally the trucks still require a human onboard, as does the technology.
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: geronl on October 25, 2016, 08:44:42 pm: Smokey & The Bandit-bot
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: Wingnut on October 25, 2016, 09:37:38 pm: Quote from: geronl on October 25, 2016, 08:44:42 pm
Smokey & The Bandit-bot

(http://nypdecider.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/smokey-and-the-bandit-18.png?w=1177)
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: Gefn on October 25, 2016, 09:45:21 pm: Not a fan of self driving cars. Am a fan of palindromes.
Title: Re: Otto's self-driving semi-truck made a beer run
Post by: bilo on October 25, 2016, 09:53:08 pm: Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on October 25, 2016, 08:42:09 pm

Nowhere, yet. Legally the trucks still require a human onboard, as does the technology.

At some point that won't be the case. Self service checkouts eliminated 3 of 4 cashiers. Eventually, the trucks will only be required to be monitored from a different location.