Current Events > U.S. House panel approves broad proposal on self-driving cars

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-selfdriving-idUSKBN1A41UK

A U.S. House panel on Wednesday approved a sweeping proposal by voice vote to allow automakers to deploy up to 100,000 self-driving vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar states from imposing driverless car rules.

This is fantastic news! Autonomous vehicles are so close.

This won't back fire at all...
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self-diving cars are hilariously more safe than other cars, I dunno what the problem is
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without meeting existing auto safety standards

Hide yo kids, hide yo wife
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Truck drivers better figure out where their nearest unemployment line is. :u Time to learn a real skill buddies.
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Transcendentia posted...

without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar states from imposing driverless car rules.

wait why?

lukabrosci posted...

Transcendentia posted...

without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar states from imposing driverless car rules.

wait why?

Why don't you read the article to find out?

Because reading is for nerds and you already did it for us
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it takes 4 minutes to read, i can make 4 posts in that time

There's also the matter of my ADD and the way news articles, formal papers and text books are all written primarily to oppress people like me and only secondarily to inform.
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lukabrosci posted...

Transcendentia posted...

without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar states from imposing driverless car rules.

wait why?

So that Stephen King's Trucks can eventually become reality?
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

Truck drivers better figure out where their nearest unemployment line is. :u Time to learn a real skill buddies.

Kinda gross that you are so happy about that.
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

OpheliaAdenade posted...

Truck drivers better figure out where their nearest unemployment line is. :u Time to learn a real skill buddies.

Kinda gross that you are so happy about that.

I'm sick of them being assholes on the road.
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

OpheliaAdenade posted...

Truck drivers better figure out where their nearest unemployment line is. :u Time to learn a real skill buddies.

Kinda gross that you are so happy about that.

I'm sick of them being assholes on the road.

Have you ever driven a 53foot trailer or been inside the cab of a truck ? It is a skilled trade no matter what anyone says
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joe_stalin518 posted...

Have you ever driven a 53foot trailer or been inside the cab of a truck ? It is a skilled trade no matter what anyone says

If the sort of guys you see driving trucks around here can do it, I really doubt that. A lot of these guys can barely wipe their own asses.
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

joe_stalin518 posted...

Have you ever driven a 53foot trailer or been inside the cab of a truck ? It is a skilled trade no matter what anyone says

If the sort of guys you see driving trucks around here can do it, I really doubt that. A lot of these guys can barely wipe their own asses.

Yeah I often see them throwing piss bottles out of their window and drifting like they're falling asleep at the wheel

i am pretty ok with this, it's not like standards for normal cars are really consistent with the safety needs of driverless
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

Truck drivers better figure out where their nearest unemployment line is. :u Time to learn a real skill buddies.

Lol it will be at least 10 years before that actually happens. especially because for a long time they will still require a human in the truck for unusual situations, breakdowns, etc.
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Rexdragon125 posted...

OpheliaAdenade posted...

joe_stalin518 posted...

Have you ever driven a 53foot trailer or been inside the cab of a truck ? It is a skilled trade no matter what anyone says

If the sort of guys you see driving trucks around here can do it, I really doubt that. A lot of these guys can barely wipe their own asses.

Yeah I often see them throwing piss bottles out of their window and drifting like they're falling asleep at the wheel

yea, exactly. And they wreck all the damn time.
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One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TqmZOaABk
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lukabrosci posted...

Transcendentia posted...

without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar states from imposing driverless car rules.

wait why?

According to the article the current "driverless" car standards still assume that there is a driver who is paying attention to the road in case the system fails, which is a very bad assumption to make.

Even if the person sitting at the wheel is trying to pay attention the extra time it would take to recognize a problem with auto pilot makes it unlikely for the "driver" to have time to correct the mistake before a crash happens.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TqmZOaABk

Pretty impressive. I'm shocked it's a two year old video.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TqmZOaABk

This is exactly what I mean when I say that automation can provide everyone with a universal basic income. The machines do all the work, and we all get to benefit from lower costs and a universal income.

Someone tag sktgamer dude so that he can finally understand.

@sktgamer_13dude

Transcendentia posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TqmZOaABk

This is exactly what I mean when I say that automation can provide everyone with a universal basic income. The machines do all the work, and we all get to benefit from lower costs and a universal income.

Someone tag sktgamer dude so that he can finally understand.

lol. Businesses owners will just pocket the profit from the savings and they'll just flee the country if UBI is instated.

Rexdragon125 posted...

Transcendentia posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

This is exactly what I mean when I say that automation can provide everyone with a universal basic income. The machines do all the work, and we all get to benefit from lower costs and a universal income.

Someone tag sktgamer dude so that he can finally understand.

lol. Businesses owners will just pocket the profit from the savings and they'll just flee the country if UBI is instated.

What if every country had UBI? No where else to flee
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Does the US have the same problem Canada does where all trucking jobs are being taken by immigrants?

I once watched a guy attempt to back a semi up to a loading dock for 45 minutes.
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Rexdragon125 posted...

Transcendentia posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TqmZOaABk

This is exactly what I mean when I say that automation can provide everyone with a universal basic income. The machines do all the work, and we all get to benefit from lower costs and a universal income.

Someone tag sktgamer dude so that he can finally understand.

lol. Businesses owners will just pocket the profit from the savings and they'll just flee the country if UBI is instated.

Not really, because automation can increase profits and also reduce costs at the same time. Just like we've seen throughout history. Business owners will always need customers.

Also competition, if one business is making a ton of profit, another could undercut them. This is especially true with commodity based industries like mining. What I mean by that is that it's something where it doesn't really matter who you buy it from. Iron ore or whatever of the same grade is going to be the same regardless. So people just go with the cheapest price. This is different from a product like a smartphone where it's actually differentiated from company to company.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

Rexdragon125 posted...

Transcendentia posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

This is exactly what I mean when I say that automation can provide everyone with a universal basic income. The machines do all the work, and we all get to benefit from lower costs and a universal income.

Someone tag sktgamer dude so that he can finally understand.

lol. Businesses owners will just pocket the profit from the savings and they'll just flee the country if UBI is instated.

What if every country had UBI? No where else to flee

They'll start their own country! With blackjack! And hookers!
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Were_Wyrm posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

Rexdragon125 posted...

Transcendentia posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

One area where automation is going to happen faster is with trucks used in mining operations. This is what I am talking about

This is exactly what I mean when I say that automation can provide everyone with a universal basic income. The machines do all the work, and we all get to benefit from lower costs and a universal income.

Someone tag sktgamer dude so that he can finally understand.

lol. Businesses owners will just pocket the profit from the savings and they'll just flee the country if UBI is instated.

What if every country had UBI? No where else to flee

They'll start their own country! With blackjack! And hookers!

and a banking system, they're going to need that... oh and they'll probably end up getting sanctioned by every other country and having their assets frozen. So they won't be able to do anything but sit on their island or whatever without being able to import anything. The hookers will probably leave soon and then they'll just have a deck of cards to play blackjack with and eat the local bananas.
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you guys are hilarious if you really think every country will conspire like that. other countries would take in the rich if they moved their business elsewhere. that's why it's important that we maintain favorable business conditions in america.

Awesome. The automated future can not come fast enough.
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Transcendentia posted...

you guys are hilarious if you really think every country will conspire like that. other countries would take in the rich if they moved their business elsewhere. that's why it's important that we maintain favorable business conditions in america.

oh I agree, I just think the idea that automation will all be controlled by some evil super rich corporation is silly because competition will force the benefits to be passed to consumers.
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

Truck drivers better figure out where their nearest unemployment line is. :u Time to learn a real skill buddies.

Who's gonna go 55 on both lanes on the interstate now?
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Nope. The efficiency and productivity of the economy is always rising, but somehow the average citizen is kept juuust above the poverty line.

Rexdragon125 posted...

Nope. The efficiency and productivity of the economy is always rising, but somehow the average citizen is kept juuust above the poverty line.

you're posting out of your ass. standard of living is going up everywhere.

Pretty sure a scene from the Fate of the Furious is about to become a real news story.
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