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This, not a single word about automation and self-driving trucks in the article but every person I talked to that considered this career path* has mentioned aut
by inglor 8y ago
This, not a single word about automation and self-driving trucks in the article but every person I talked to that considered this career path* has mentioned automation as a reason staying out of a field. A lot of people value job security really high.
I agree with the comments saying that if the pay was higher then there wouldn't be such a shortage and the fact that is generally true. That doesn't mean the market always adapts fast enough and balances itself though.
* only 3 people, so purely anecdotal.
- Apocryphon 8y agoOn the bright side, I guess self-deselection will reduce the amount of job displacement caused by automation if people preemptively choose to not be truck drivers or to leave the field.
- ams6110 8y agoTFA did touch on this, the comment was that self-driving trucks are a long way off. And I happen to agree that they are a lot farther off than people think. That last 10% of functionality needed to be safe on the road in non-normal situations such as construction zones, traffic accidents, ice, heavy rain or wind, is going to take a long time to achieve
- adrianN 8y agoIf a lot of people think that they're not so far off that's a lot of people who'd rather not become a truck driver only to be displaced by a robot in ten years.