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And no, no matter what anyone tells you or what you read, trucks will NEVER be automated, they can test them all they want but it wont happen

Better than a shoe salesman?

For job security yeah, sure, but they get mistreated like a mofo

I suppose automated trucks would be vulnerable without robots to protect them...

AlBundy33 posted...

trucks will NEVER be automated

lol

Agreed

discodancer77 posted...

For job security yeah, sure, but they get mistreated like a mofo

If you work for a good company, then no, for example, I make $30 an hour, off every weekend, home every day

Guide posted...

lol

Whats funny about what I said? All these companies that claim to be working on them are set up to scam money out of investors

even if they automated the driving part you still need a guy to unload the truck at its stops

i feel like "_____ will NEVER be automated" is prolly a pretty dumb take to have about anything

thronedfire2 posted...

even if they automated the driving part you still need a guy to unload the truck at its stops

A robot could do it. And if the truck is self driving then it can run 24/7 without them having to pay anyone. The only costs would be gas and maintenance on the robot

lmao

its going to be automated some day for sure dude

prob 20 years out though so nbd right now

YookaLaylee posted...

A robot could do it. And if the truck is self driving then it can run 24/7 without them having to pay anyone. The only costs would be gas and maintenance on the robot

Even fully automated you still need a human in the drivers seat. Now it is very unlikely that the person in the driver's seat can just be any joe shmoe and they will likely need to be a journeyman heavy duty mechanic so that the truck can have on call maintenance.

https://youtu.be/phieTCxQRLA

incorrect: https://youtu.be/phieTCxQRLA

YookaLaylee posted...

A robot could do it. And if the truck is self driving then it can run 24/7 without them having to pay anyone. The only costs would be gas and maintenance on the robot

maybe if the deliveries are just unloading pallets outside buildings but I work in a kitchen and they bring our stuff right in the building. a robot trying to do that would not have a good time

I guess larger cargo like lumber and stuff a robot could do though since it would be done with a crane/lift anyway. but as others said someone still has to be in the truck.

VigorouslySwish posted...

lmao

its going to be automated some day for sure dude

prob 20 years out though so nbd right now

Im 30, and just started my career, if they ever do come, I will be LONG retired, or dead, there are too many variables

and also, even if these things ever did come to the mainstream, there will still need to be a driver in the cab at all times, see planes and trains, both can be 100% autonomous, but there are still pilots and engineers

Ar0ge posted...

https://youtu.be/phieTCxQRLA

You posted a video from an idiot who doesnt know what the hell he is talking about 98% of the time

Ive seen that video, almost every word is wrong

AlBundy33 posted...

Im 30, and just started my career, if they ever do come, I will be LONG retired, or dead, there are too many variables

and also, even if these things ever did come to the mainstream, there will still need to be a driver in the cab at all times, see planes and trains, both can be 100% autonomous, but there are still pilots and engineers

Exactly and considering commercial vehicles are multi ton death machines if handled incorrectly it would make 0 sense to try and leave them patrolling the highways unmanned.

Ive been thinking at getting my cdl, actually.

You can get good pay, but it's also one of the most dangerous most stressful jobs in the country.
Apparently #7 or #8th most dangerous. Police are around #20.

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AlBundy33 posted...

You posted a video from an idiot who doesnt know what the hell he is talking about 98% of the time

Ive seen that video, almost every word is wrong

Lmao

There's to many variables of trucking for it be fully automated anytime in the near or even far future.

And any examples people see of it today are in a controled and predictable envirements. To which our roads, weather, shipping/reciving yards, traffic or truck stops are far from that. Requiring creative thought and on the fly decisions oftentimes to maneuver.

GPS, even the most modern ones can be buggy, fail, send you don't either a suboptimal path, and or a dangerous, non viable one for trucks. To which a AI may not be able to identify where a human could.

Oubliettes posted...

i feel like "_____ will NEVER be automated" is prolly a pretty dumb take to have about anything

And opinions like this seem overly optimistic to me.

Seems like a really stressful job. Driving in the winter would be hell and dealing in high traffic areas with other drivers that wont let you over. I imagine sleeping in your truck after driving 12 hours a day and only being able to shower at truck stops every so often while eating on the road wouldnt be for me personally. The money is pretty good, but the drawback is youre always working with little time off.

Unknown5uspect posted...

Lmao

The best part of that video was the dude whos dispatch allegedly told him to drive while tired, because not only did that not actually happen, the final call rests with the driver, not the dispatcher, and there isnt a goddamn thing dispatch can do if you say I dont feel safe to drive

Truck drivers will be replaced by self driving trucks, probably within our life. But not any time soon, not within the next two decades. I dont want to work 12 hour days with tight deadlines and a jackass admin asking why the traffic caused me to be 2 minutes late back to the depot

Prismsblade posted...

There's to many variables of trucking for it be fully automated anytime in the near or even far future.

And any examples people see of it today are in a controled and predictable envirements. To which our roads, weather, shipping/reciving yards, traffic or truck stops are far from that. Requiring creative thought and on the fly decisions oftentimes to maneuver.

None of these things are inherently limited in machines, though. Odds are, they can be solved. The only good argument I've seen against near future automation is cost effectiveness.

IfGodCouldDie posted...

Even fully automated you still need a human in the drivers seat. Now it is very unlikely that the person in the driver's seat can just be any joe shmoe and they will likely need to be a journeyman heavy duty mechanic so that the truck can have on call maintenance.

Its only a matter of time(sooner than you might think) before fragile diesel truck engines are made obsolete.

They already have automated trucks in testing

AlBundy33 posted...

You posted a video from an idiot who doesnt know what the hell he is talking about 98% of the time

Ive seen that video, almost every word is wrong

Oh. You're one of those people...

Tagged.

AlBundy33 posted...

If you work for a good company, then no, for example, I make $30 an hour, off every weekend, home every day

thats not a good wage in most cities of 1 million plus people. it's basically middle-class. you'll never own a home on $30/hr.

Naysaspace posted...

thats not a good wage in most cities of 1 million plus people. it's basically middle-class. you'll never own a home on $30/hr.

Thats funny because I do own my home

Ar0ge posted...

Oh. You're one of those people...

Tagged.

Yes. Its called intelligence

CreekCo posted...

They already have automated trucks in testing

And thats all theyll ever do is test them. Also look where they are testing these things, in Arizona and Texas mostly, places that are known for having good clear weather 99% of the time, they wont test them in snowy climates because even they know they wont work here

Some 15 years ago, I saw a documentary on PBS on self driving cars, and they came to the conclusion that the technology would never exist for a self driving car to see the road with any semblance of accuracy. They have already been proven wrong, and the tech will only get better.

What? Automated driving as it is right now isn't foolproof, but it's still quite safe for a newer technology. It's only going to vastly improve over time, so the industry will definitely eventually begin to shrink over time.

mustachedmystic posted...

Its only a matter of time(sooner than you might think) before fragile diesel truck engines are made obsolete.

Doesn't matter if an engine or vehicle is gas, diesel or electric. It has moving parts, it needs maintenance. Or are you under the impression that electric vehicles require zero maintenance ever.

If I did Adderall everyday then Yeah

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I drove for a couple of years after I turned 21 because I didn't really know what I wanted to do career wise. It's pretty great pay for relatively little training. And depending on the weather and where/when you're going somewhere, it's often a pretty relaxing easy going job. I still miss those 3am summer night drives along rural highways.

Assuming automation hasn't totally taken over, I could easily see myself buying my own truck and becoming an owner operator as a part of semi-retirement once I get older.

You made that topic a few months back that you just finished trucking school and got your CDL, right?

Sounds like you are enjoying it. What do you like about the job? I've been interested in possibly getting into it as well. My job now when I do receiving I talk to some of the truckers who have been doing most of their life it seems be 50/50 on if they enjoy it or not.

its too mind numbing

XxKrazyChaosxX posted...

You made that topic a few months back that you just finished trucking school and got your CDL, right?

Sounds like you are enjoying it. What do you like about the job? I've been interested in possibly getting into it as well. My job now when I do receiving I talk to some of the truckers who have been doing most of their life it seems be 50/50 on if they enjoy it or not.

Sure did, I like the freedom I have, as long as Im getting my stuff done, Im left alone, the money is great, and my bosses are super cool

AlBundy33 posted...

trucks will NEVER be automated

you post some stupid shit.

DigitalCamera posted...

you post some stupid shit.

we still haven't automated rail

Questionmarktarius posted...

we still haven't automated rail

They could probably automate some of the trip along the interstate, but I don't know how they can automate city driving unless everyone else's car is automated.

My buddy drives and complains that his truck has automatic breaking or some shit. He told me that the newer automate braking is programmed to avoid hitting the idiot driver that cuts you off at all costs, even if it jack knifes the trailer. Imagine being a trucker and dying in a fiery crash because you couldn't override the automated emergency braking.

Until your brakes give out or you comeback home from a route to find your wife in bed with another man