Interesting article on self-driving trucks

[DoctorUnne]

More about the implications for society and 3.5M truck drivers than the technology itself, but pretty profound I thought. The technology already exists - the only thing standing in the way are regulators and the truck drivers themselves (who actually have pretty powerful lobbies as FDX and UPS haven't even been able to get 33' trailers allowed).

https://medium.com/basic-income/self...961#.k2a6f61i6

[DoctorUnne]

Just realized it's an old article, but still relevant

[Androidpk]

It will happen eventually.

[Latrinsorm]

Fun read. I thought the "utopian society" blurb was a little out of place in that graph until the end.

[Tgo01]

Self driving trucks making a delivery to a fully automated McDonald's. The next step would be to create a machine to unload the truck and every McDonald's can be run by 1 person.

Enjoy your 15 dollars an hour.

[Androidpk]

Enjoy your universal basic income.

[Candor]

I think the timeframe presented is optimistic, but self-driving vehicles are coming. It will be interesting to see how society adapts.

[Latrinsorm]

Self driving trucks making a delivery to a fully automated McDonald's. The next step would be to create a machine to unload the truck and every McDonald's can be run by 1 person. Enjoy your 15 dollars an hour.

You should read the article.

[Tgo01]

You should read the article.

Your face should read the article!

[Neveragain]

Enjoy your universal basic income.