Re:The economic effects of automation
by MayeulC on Friday January 17, 2020 @05:07PM
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> We automate both. One popular example is trucking. There are 3.5 million truck drivers in the US alone. And of course this is an area where complete automation is on the horizon. The tech exists, it's getting close to ready for large scale deployment and big players are working on it.
Assuming you are right, I wonder if this couldn't eliminate trucking altogether given a bit of time: with greater concerns for the environment, governments have tried to pull measures to reduce trucking, but have often be opposed by truckers.
If self-driving eliminates truckers, who will then defend trucking?
Automation has interesting dynamics in the complex system that is today's society. I am not sure if the situation described above holds for the U.S.A. for instance, but it matches my understanding of the one in France, at least.
Assuming you are right, I wonder if this couldn't eliminate trucking altogether given a bit of time: with greater concerns for the environment, governments have tried to pull measures to reduce trucking, but have often be opposed by truckers.
If self-driving eliminates truckers, who will then defend trucking?
Automation has interesting dynamics in the complex system that is today's society. I am not sure if the situation described above holds for the U.S.A. for instance, but it matches my understanding of the one in France, at least.