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Volvo debuts its fully autonomous big rig truck powered by Aurora’s tech

Some believe autonomous trucks are the answer to a shortage of truck drivers.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/volvo-debuts-its-fully-autonomous-big-rig-truck-powered-by-auroras-tech/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

TheTomas ,
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@arstechnica Nope. trains and more transportation on railways is the correct, economical and ecological answer.

mrcompletely ,
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@arstechnica 1) pay a better wage you cowards

  1. they'll replace the whole work force if they can get regulatory approval. Not fill gaps. An entire sector gone.
gooba42 ,
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@arstechnica You can always make more truck drivers. All you have to do is pay humans enough to make it worth their while and they spontaneously transform into truck drivers.

dave ,
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@arstechnica more like the answer to the prayers of legions of personal injury attorneys who are going to be suing the lights out of any trucking company stupid enough to put these on the roads, full of buses of schoolkids and soccer moms in minivans

tclark ,
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@arstechnica This is your reminder that there's no such thing as a labor shortage, only companies that love the "free market" until it requires them to increase compensation to attract and retain labor.

CartyBoston ,
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@arstechnica

You mean "Some believe autonomous trucks are the answer to us not paying truck drivers enough."

Kierkegaanks ,
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@arstechnica lol suck it elmo!

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