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They've been operating in the patch for a while but this is big time expansion and it will only continue
This Suncor worker says new fleet of driverless trucks will be a 'big hit' on Fort McMurray
Earlier this week, Suncor Energy in Calgary announced that it's going to introduce more than 150 autonomous electric trucks into its mines over the next six years.
The news means that as many as 400 jobs at the company could be cut in the process. ...
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One of the hopes that we would have as a union, as a labour force, is that rather than using technology to eliminate positions, help enhance the positions and help create more work and help doing better things.
While that stuff is rolled out, there will be members who introduce those technologies and ensure that it remains to be safe as it moves on. ...
This Suncor worker says new fleet of driverless trucks will be a 'big hit' on Fort McMurray
Earlier this week, Suncor Energy in Calgary announced that it's going to introduce more than 150 autonomous electric trucks into its mines over the next six years.
The news means that as many as 400 jobs at the company could be cut in the process. ...
...
One of the hopes that we would have as a union, as a labour force, is that rather than using technology to eliminate positions, help enhance the positions and help create more work and help doing better things.
While that stuff is rolled out, there will be members who introduce those technologies and ensure that it remains to be safe as it moves on. ...