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2019-02-17 Home Front: Politix

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang predicts trucker riots, suicides, mahem

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-17 01:57|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Never thought I'd agree with Democratic presidential candidate

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-02-17 02:18|| 2019-02-17 02:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Now remember that among 3.5 million families there are bound to be kids who're good at computer hacking.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-02-17 04:49|| 2019-02-17 04:49|| Front Page Top

#3 The average age of serious truckers is over 50 I think. The rest come and go. This won't be a problem if managed properly. But the trucking companies won't, so it might need to be legislated.

Posted by gorb 2019-02-17 05:42|| 2019-02-17 05:42|| Front Page Top

#4 The vulnerability of trucks on the highway is immense. Consider someone sending out a driverless car to cut off a driverless truck carrying hazardous materials at key points in the road grid...

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-02-17 06:00|| 2019-02-17 06:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Unattended cargo just sitting out there waiting to be hijacked. You think the robots are going to look out for other robots? Send one of those into the inner city for a delivery, don't expect it to return. Remember those who rule those places just treat it like a property crime. Meh.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-02-17 08:20|| 2019-02-17 08:20|| Front Page Top

#6 The lower level, but skilled, workers are always the first hardest hit by new technology because replacing those workers gets the biggest bang for the buck. See also machinists being replaced by CNC machines.

It will be an interesting ride.

Posted by AlanC 2019-02-17 08:47|| 2019-02-17 08:47|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't think driverless does 'defensive driving' very well. Can the AI anticipate the kid chasing the ball into the street, a texting clown missing the stop sign, sense the backup lights might mean somebody's gonna back out into your path?

Intelligent human drivers have enough trouble with chaos.

Posted by Bobby 2019-02-17 11:26|| 2019-02-17 11:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Those people who pulled ploughs waved their fists at cart horses.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-02-17 12:59|| 2019-02-17 12:59|| Front Page Top

#9 I have had two cousins who were killed by a semi, ne was a vet and the other was a doctor. The trucker was a Seikh. One of my adopted grandchild’s brothers was killed by a trucker who was Mexican. My car was severely damaged by a semi-driver who exited an expressway and cut it too sharp. My wife was sitting in the back holding our new grandchild. When I asked to see his license and registration, he gave me a Mexican drivers license. He was Mexican driving for a well known company and pulling a well know product in his trailer. I am not special so I believe this happens a lot. Make employers hire qualified people or take their business! If I were still driving long distances I would like a driverless vehicle that would navigate the distance between major metropolitan areas.

Posted by Waldemar Flavise2828 2019-02-17 18:45|| 2019-02-17 18:45|| Front Page Top

#10 Artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics should tackle dangerous jobs or really monotonous jobs first with limited risk to humans. Examples would include bomb disposal, mining, nuclear disaster work, driving from the oil sands pit, airport shuttle from parking lot to terminal.....

Posted by Airandee 2019-02-17 19:27|| 2019-02-17 19:27|| Front Page Top

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