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cerealbox760 posted...

And I really doubt autonomous trucks will replace truck drivers. Not because the technology isnt there. Believe me, the tech exists. The biggest problem autonomous trucks have is legislation. Working out the kinks in politics will take years.

Truck drivers should be worried more about the hyperloop. Sending cargo in pods sounds more practical than autonomous trucks. When the hyper-loop comes into reality, Truck drivers will have to stay competitive and accept a massive paycut. They will eventually be priced out by other local truckers and all of rural america that depends on the trucking industry will be hit hard.

And then rural america will have to commute to the city where real estate can only be afforded by those in the tech field. See San Francisco. Theres a reason why cities are becoming more dense and traffic is getting worse. The new economy will be in tech.

Not only that, but you still need laborers to gather materials for the hyperloops, skilled laborers to build and maintain them, technicians to oversee them, call centers and logistics centers for people, office staff for any headquarters, not to mention all the support staff and tertriary industries to support all those people.