FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roadsapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1146cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1146external-linkTractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roadsapnews.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-28 months agoHmm, they do have a union. It wouldn’t surprise me if they push to put some rules in place about requiring a driver in the cab for safety. Which wouldn’t even be a stretch, really. Heavy loads are dangerous, and I don’t think people have a lot of faith in autonomous vehicles right now.
minus-squareFrozengyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 months agoKinda like how planes are 95% automated these days, but we still keep two highly skilled and well paid pilots in board in case of emergency.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoPlanes carry passengers though, not cargo… although you could technically fly a pilotless cargo plane… eh, better not, forget you read that.
Hmm, they do have a union. It wouldn’t surprise me if they push to put some rules in place about requiring a driver in the cab for safety.
Which wouldn’t even be a stretch, really. Heavy loads are dangerous, and I don’t think people have a lot of faith in autonomous vehicles right now.
Kinda like how planes are 95% automated these days, but we still keep two highly skilled and well paid pilots in board in case of emergency.
Planes carry passengers though, not cargo… although you could technically fly a pilotless cargo plane… eh, better not, forget you read that.