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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 5097858" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/autonomous-vehicles/article/21183187/selfdriving-technology-wont-endanger-truck-drivers-role-developers-say" target="_blank"><strong>Self-driving technology won’t endanger truck driver's role, developers say - Fleet Owner</strong></a></p><p></p><p>What happens to over-the-road truck drivers as we know them when an <a href="https://www.sae.org/blog/sae-j3016-update" target="_blank">SAE Level 4 automated</a> truck is ready for the long haul? It’s a common question that comes up in industry conversations, but autonomous truck technology developers are intent on making one message crystal clear: Those interested in becoming truck drivers today can still retire as truck drivers in the next several decades.</p><p></p><p>“If a new driver wants to enter the field today, we can guarantee that he or she will retire a driver in 40 or 50 years,” Vivian Sun, VP of business development for <a href="https://www.tusimple.com/?utm_source=google_ads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Website%20traffic%208%20Apr&utm_term=tusimple&creative=513095104478&device=c&placement&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqbyNBhC2ARIsALDwAsBtwk2i0JXouSleco8lWlJjx4ownAHAXnBG2-wIs2jZcU8XwGxN9McaAn-aEALw_wcB" target="_blank">TuSimple</a>, pointed out during the <a href="https://www.womenintrucking.org/accelerate-conference" target="_blank">Women in Trucking Association’s recent Accelerate! virtual event</a>.</p><p></p><p>TuSimple sees trucking’s workforce issue as threefold, Sun noted. For starters, autonomous systems could help fill current driver gaps in the linehaul space. Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology will be rolled out in phases as operational kinks continue to be worked out. Finally, there always will be a need for drivers, though that role may look different years down the road, Sun said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 5097858, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/autonomous-vehicles/article/21183187/selfdriving-technology-wont-endanger-truck-drivers-role-developers-say'][B]Self-driving technology won’t endanger truck driver's role, developers say - Fleet Owner[/B][/URL] What happens to over-the-road truck drivers as we know them when an [URL='https://www.sae.org/blog/sae-j3016-update']SAE Level 4 automated[/URL] truck is ready for the long haul? It’s a common question that comes up in industry conversations, but autonomous truck technology developers are intent on making one message crystal clear: Those interested in becoming truck drivers today can still retire as truck drivers in the next several decades. “If a new driver wants to enter the field today, we can guarantee that he or she will retire a driver in 40 or 50 years,” Vivian Sun, VP of business development for [URL='https://www.tusimple.com/?utm_source=google_ads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Website%20traffic%208%20Apr&utm_term=tusimple&creative=513095104478&device=c&placement&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqbyNBhC2ARIsALDwAsBtwk2i0JXouSleco8lWlJjx4ownAHAXnBG2-wIs2jZcU8XwGxN9McaAn-aEALw_wcB']TuSimple[/URL], pointed out during the [URL='https://www.womenintrucking.org/accelerate-conference']Women in Trucking Association’s recent Accelerate! virtual event[/URL]. TuSimple sees trucking’s workforce issue as threefold, Sun noted. For starters, autonomous systems could help fill current driver gaps in the linehaul space. Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology will be rolled out in phases as operational kinks continue to be worked out. Finally, there always will be a need for drivers, though that role may look different years down the road, Sun said. [/QUOTE]
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