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Re:Truckers Working Alongside Coders Trying to Make Driverle... by stale2002 on Thursday June 22, 2017 @06:03PM (#14615681)
Because the same number of truck operators can now drive 3 trucks at once.

Cost stay the same, but trucking capacity triples.

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Re:Truckers Working Alongside Coders Trying to Make Driverle... by vkou on Friday June 23, 2017 @01:08PM (#14620783)
Precisely. Someone said that once driving is automated, truckers will only be responsible for cargo management, with a few people standing by for a fleet, ready to take over manually if autopilot breaks.
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