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1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Friday, 06-Jul-2018 23:48:36 EDT Adam

   Driving home from camping today, my daughter was excited by all the large trucks up in oil and logging country (the big rigs, not the jacked up pickups, although she likes those, too). She said, "When I get big and I'm a worker, I can drive those big trucks." I didn't have the heart to tell her that "truck driver" probably won't be a job by the time she's an adult.

   1. Modern Industrial (modernindustrial@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 09-Jul-2018 06:36:01 EDT Modern Industrial

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      @ink_slinger I'd be willing to bet that it will be an option longer than we think. Self driving cars seem to be following a path similar to planes, where autopilot works for initially ideal circumstances, then gradually becomes more functional in less-ideal situations. Driving through the lightly tamed country may still require drivers for a while.

      1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 09-Jul-2018 11:26:36 EDT Adam

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         @Modern_Industrial So the think will mostly drive itself but we'll still need a person in the cab? That's pretty plausible, honestly. I think transportation -- in the sense of big rigs -- will be among the first industries to fully automate once self-driving vehicles are doable, though. That industry is always about cutting costs. Those big trucks are surprisingly fuel efficient, for example, in ways that consumer-focused vehicles still aren't.