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Having a required human driver in the trucks for if/when the self-driving portion of the truck suddenly bugs out or gets into a situation where it cannot get itself free would probably save them a lot of headache and business when suddenly that truck gets into a situation it cannot correct itself.
Hell, we've already seen times when that would've saved lives like the time self driving taxis ended up blocking an ambulance en route.
I wonder if these vehicles could be remotely piloted by a human when they become gridlocked, rather than have someone sitting in the cabin the entire time. Seems like just sitting in an autonomous vehicle while it drives long distances would be a particularly terrible job.
You could get payed to just sleep or play games, seems like a dream job for some people.
But remote controlled driving also seems like a pretty good idea, if it works reliably
that'd be the dream, but the pessimist in me sees the boss installing Spyware, eye tracker software, a sensor in my seat, twice a day video call check ins and a series of beaurocratic tasks that turn it into an 11 hour shift 6 days a week, and in their downtown offices rather than WFH.
Haha geez man, let's hope that's not the future we're getting
I'd love it, I'd go back to school for one
Play so many video games
I think sleeping would negate the purpose though, you need to be able to see when something is wrong and take control of the vehicle
I guess you're right on the sleeping part, might not be the best idea. But I'm sure if the trucking companies could skip sleeping time for trucks and allow the person to sleep while driving. They would 100% do it.
A loud siren/alarm or something could wake you up I guess if something goes wrong or if you're nearing your destination
Yes companies will definitely choose to pay more to keep people safe. 🙄
Ah yes the ol "It's cheaper sometimes to kill a couple people than employ a few more people" argument.
Haven't heard that one in a while.
What is the going rate for a human life these days? 3 Full time employees? 4?
Historically speaking, it's sadly far from uncommon.
They just cross their fingers and hope that it never happens. Companies have a bad habit of deciding that they would keep more money paying for a lawsuit than they would keep by paying employees. If a company is worth billions, a few million is a drop in the bucket.
There's a VERY good reason for many safety regulations. A lot of these regulations have been paid for with blood and death.
I wish we were better as a species, but here we are.
Nah you just accused human drivers of being meth-heads.