Re: I suspect this tech will mess with ILWU soon
Author: theconductor
Date: 12-10-2019 - 16:03
M. Harris Wrote:
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> Try sending a driver-less truck over the Sierras
> in snow season and see what happens!
>
> There is NO substitute for the skill and judgment
> of an experienced driver.
Does that include all of the trucks jack-knifed or in an ditch when it snows? Or the ones that catch on fire every year from misuse of the brakes?
In reality, automation probably won't exist in regions such as the Sierra. A driver will climb in between Sacramento and Reno.