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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 2431399" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned over this as a feeder driver, but I should put emphasis on the "little" part. If you watch the video the driver lets the system take over after he has it safely on the interstate and in the center lane. Just like the autonomous Freightliner that was debuted in the summer of 2015 this truck cannot do much on its own and requires lot of human input to do much beyond keeping the truck in the lane. I have 25 years of driving left in me and I feel pretty confident that I will get to finish out all 25. These systems will allow us as drivers to be safer and to drive longer, but to replace us is an entirely different matter. Too many variables on the roads these days for even the best A.I system to master. I won't even get into the malfunctioning part of vehicles where something can go wrong and someone needs to be there to take control if and when it does. In the short term this won't affect my job at all, longterm this will make my job much easier, and <strong>maybe</strong> it will be my replacement. By then I hope to have the title "retiree" that we all look forward to having one day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 2431399, member: 249"] I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned over this as a feeder driver, but I should put emphasis on the "little" part. If you watch the video the driver lets the system take over after he has it safely on the interstate and in the center lane. Just like the autonomous Freightliner that was debuted in the summer of 2015 this truck cannot do much on its own and requires lot of human input to do much beyond keeping the truck in the lane. I have 25 years of driving left in me and I feel pretty confident that I will get to finish out all 25. These systems will allow us as drivers to be safer and to drive longer, but to replace us is an entirely different matter. Too many variables on the roads these days for even the best A.I system to master. I won't even get into the malfunctioning part of vehicles where something can go wrong and someone needs to be there to take control if and when it does. In the short term this won't affect my job at all, longterm this will make my job much easier, and [B]maybe[/B] it will be my replacement. By then I hope to have the title "retiree" that we all look forward to having one day. [/QUOTE]
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