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<blockquote data-quote="104Feeder" data-source="post: 2508419" data-attributes="member: 42554"><p>The article is just using Hoffa's soundbite on self driving trucks to rail against California's pension issues. The Teamster pensions paid for by WCT have nothing to do with CalPERS. With regard to those, I agree that unions probably overstepped and negotiated sweetheart deals but nothing is really unsustainable when the California government has the right to tax their citizens as much as they want to. </p><p></p><p>I wish it had explored more about why Hoffa feels self driving trucks won't be a threat to our jobs. While the technology is still in it's infancy and has had some issues, it will probably be viable in the nearer-than-I-like future. If a driver is still sitting in the seat ready to take over it's not going to change a whole lot other than giving us less to do. Robotics won't be very good at connecting air hoses & light cords or rolling down trailer legs. To make those electric/automatic would cost billions of dollars. Also, who inspects the equipment as required by the FMCSA? So I think our jobs may eventually evolve but to get to the point where we are facing replacement is probably farther off than we think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="104Feeder, post: 2508419, member: 42554"] The article is just using Hoffa's soundbite on self driving trucks to rail against California's pension issues. The Teamster pensions paid for by WCT have nothing to do with CalPERS. With regard to those, I agree that unions probably overstepped and negotiated sweetheart deals but nothing is really unsustainable when the California government has the right to tax their citizens as much as they want to. I wish it had explored more about why Hoffa feels self driving trucks won't be a threat to our jobs. While the technology is still in it's infancy and has had some issues, it will probably be viable in the nearer-than-I-like future. If a driver is still sitting in the seat ready to take over it's not going to change a whole lot other than giving us less to do. Robotics won't be very good at connecting air hoses & light cords or rolling down trailer legs. To make those electric/automatic would cost billions of dollars. Also, who inspects the equipment as required by the FMCSA? So I think our jobs may eventually evolve but to get to the point where we are facing replacement is probably farther off than we think. [/QUOTE]
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