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Mercedes Is Making a Self-Driving Semi to Change the Future of Shipping
The latest truck concept from Mercedes-Benz doesn’t look like anything crazy. Its design is a bit unusual, and it’s loaded up with LEDs instead of headlights and cameras instead of side mirrors. But those modest tweaks to conventional design hide the fact that this is a serious bid to revolutionize the trucking industry. That’s because…
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I can see truckers becoming an obsolete profession before the end of the century. With self-driving cars (and eventually self-flying planes/ helicopters) there's really no need to involve a human in the process. Stuff can deliver itself far more safely.
A lot more jobs are threatened than that. The end of the century? Thats a very safe estimate, I think it will happen in the next 10-15 years.
You're right that the technology will probably be ready in 10-15 years-- but every industry has traditions and workers who'll fight the change along the way. The technology isn't the only part of the process.
You're right, it will definitely be a while more than 10-15 years before humans are completely out of the loop when it comes to transportation, I just figured you meant when we will become obsolete. I get what you meant now.