The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automate millions of jobs

Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by mac01021 on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:40PM (#11568815)

Interesting...

They may have humans do all the manoeuvring within the distribution hubs long after they've automated all of the street driving.

Shifting and braking, though, seem to me like the kind of thing that automata should be good at. And I suppose that, once most of the cars on the road are autonomous, the streets will be much more truck-friendly.

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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by yock on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:48PM (#11568853)

Sort of reminds me of a Harbor Pilot[0]. A person who holds unique knowledge of how to operate a large vehicle in a particular piece of confined geography.

0: http://www.insidejobs.com/careers/harbor-pilot

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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by mac01021 on Monday April 25, 2016 @09:56PM (#11568884)

Neat!

I doubt a "hub driver" will earn a 6-figure salary, but manoeuvring a semi truck two or three trailers is definitely a skilled job that many (most?) people are not capable of learning to do well.

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