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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by WirelessGigabit on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:49AM (#39015448)
They don't leave on fixed time. This is a big part of the union complaints. The engineer needs to be on standby and be there in 2 (?) hours when the train is 'full'.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgezn/the-worst-and-most-eg...

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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by pests on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:36PM (#39019496)
My issue is Wikipedia claims it does not work this way anymore. They do not leave when the train is full - they leave on a fixed schedule.

Why is everyone here claiming that is not true? Is Wikipedia wrong?

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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by WirelessGigabit on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:15PM (#39019909)
So I started to read more, and you're right.

I spend a lot of time reading to what the union members said.

E.g.: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjkzbq/28-freight-rail-worke....

That sentence doesn't match with the idea of a fixed schedule. A fixed schedule doesn't require you to be on-call, because you know when the train will leave.

I'm confused now.

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