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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday May 07, 2022 @07:56AM (#31293831)
They weren’t so much sacked as they were made obsolete by technology and rising productivity. You could still find bus conductors in China even just 10 years ago where they still made sense a bit (if only to collect fares).
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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by Neekerer on Saturday May 07, 2022 @09:01AM (#31294154)
Many busses still have them in China
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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by mellosouls on Saturday May 07, 2022 @08:00AM (#31293846)
Yes, I included the link for more useful context, but ultimately I think it comes down to the same thing.
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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by pkphilip on Saturday May 07, 2022 @10:22AM (#31294712)
We still have them here in India
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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by midasuni on Saturday May 07, 2022 @10:41AM (#31294873)
Last time I was in Delhi (about 5 years ago) there were still elevator operators. Not only completely useless to me as a user, but also taking up space preventing people getting in when it’s busy.
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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by hemreldop on Saturday May 07, 2022 @01:09PM (#31296463)
People in India just need jobs. It’s not even functional in many cases though the presence of a person feels nice in a lot of these places.
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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by midasuni on Sunday May 08, 2022 @08:27AM (#31303426)
You can pay someone to do something that’s not needed, and maybe it gives them a sense of purpose based on a Victorian/puritanical view of the world (rather than just giving the money regardless)

However to me it’s like doormen and bellboys at US hotels or people behind a counter at a shop, it’s unnecessary human contact (which is horrendous), and it reduces functionality (reducing capacity of fixed infrastructre)

A better solution would be to employ people in more productive enterprises.

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Re:UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads o... by ClumsyPilot on Saturday May 07, 2022 @08:07AM (#31293879)
Nice doublespeak
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