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But I keep hearing its coming, only a few years away. Like self driving cars, apple picking robots, etc. I remember reading in the 90's in Popular Science apple

But I keep hearing its coming, only a few years away. Like self driving cars, apple picking robots, etc. I remember reading in the 90's in Popular Science apple picking robots were going to replace all the farm hands in California's Central Valley.

iancmceachern 4y ago
Self driving cars are a common sight on many roads now, John deere just released a fully autonomous tractor https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/autonomous-tractor-reveal/ https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/autonomous-tractor-re..., we have tricorders in our pocket that allow us to communicate with any human on earth, instantly, ...
- samemail88 4y ago
  But are "self driving cars" really that common? I don't mean a car with a handler to take over when the car gives up, but a truly self driving without a driver/handler.
  - iancmceachern 4y ago
    Not common yet, that'll take years. But they exist, that's a big step forward. Exists is way further along than doesn't exist.
wayne-li2 4y ago
It’s a different type of “coming”. In the 90s, people imagined it was a few years away. But it was conceptual, like how we think about asteroid mining or Mars settlements. Today, these concepts are proven. Waymo has been doing self driving in Phoenix. People here in SF are starting to take Cruise self driving cars. There have been successful self driving trucks that have made cross country deliveries. The proof of concept is already here. But the definition of “coming” has changed. It might not be economical or advanced enough for general availability. But the technology to do it is no longer a dream — simply a function of execution now. Truck drivers and Uber drivers aren’t going to lose their jobs in the coming years. But these jobs are genuinely in danger in the coming decade.

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But I keep hearing its coming, only a few years away. Like self driving cars, apple picking robots, etc. I remember reading in the 90's in Popular Science apple

by samemail88 4y ago

iancmceachern 4y ago
Self driving cars are a common sight on many roads now, John deere just released a fully autonomous tractor https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/autonomous-tractor-reveal/ https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/autonomous-tractor-re..., we have tricorders in our pocket that allow us to communicate with any human on earth, instantly, ...
- samemail88 4y ago
  But are "self driving cars" really that common? I don't mean a car with a handler to take over when the car gives up, but a truly self driving without a driver/handler.
  - iancmceachern 4y ago
    Not common yet, that'll take years. But they exist, that's a big step forward. Exists is way further along than doesn't exist.
wayne-li2 4y ago
It’s a different type of “coming”. In the 90s, people imagined it was a few years away. But it was conceptual, like how we think about asteroid mining or Mars settlements. Today, these concepts are proven. Waymo has been doing self driving in Phoenix. People here in SF are starting to take Cruise self driving cars. There have been successful self driving trucks that have made cross country deliveries. The proof of concept is already here. But the definition of “coming” has changed. It might not be economical or advanced enough for general availability. But the technology to do it is no longer a dream — simply a function of execution now. Truck drivers and Uber drivers aren’t going to lose their jobs in the coming years. But these jobs are genuinely in danger in the coming decade.