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Japan is building a self-driving transport corridor to automate cargo transport between Tokyo and Osaka and wants to extend the system to the whole country. (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] ladicius@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remote supervision will help that change, too, like Waymo does with its taxis so any unexpected situation can be solved quickly.

I think truckers will still have jobs - but that may be homeoffice in front of a screen with a number of trucks to monitor.

[โ€“] magikmw@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

My dad is a trucker and he's the one loading and unloading the cargo, plus he's the one guarding it and being liable for it.

There's a long way before an automated truck drives up to a loading bay and anyone will touch it. (Or wont touch it in case loading bays get automated too).