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>If Waymo is successful, there are potentially massive impacts to the population of the US. Trucking is a major industry. Certainly, but we don't know if it wi
by bdcs 7y ago
>If Waymo is successful, there are potentially massive impacts to the population of the US. Trucking is a major industry.
Certainly, but we don't know if it will be positive or negative. Some studies[0] show increases in human truck driver employment with long-haul being fully automated (plus the work seems nicer).
[0]https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/uber-says-its-self-driving-trucks-will-be-good-for-truckers/551879/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/uber-...
- Pfhreak 7y agoThe source for that article has been deleted. Additionally, the study was performed by Uber, who has an incentive to suggest that automating vehicles is a good thing. If you have other sources, I'd be happy to take a look.