The wrong industry to be in...

[RawHawg]

Cannonball to stomach taker

 

[Sycho Sid]

Truck stop prostitutes will also lose business

The true backbone of America.

 

[Zap]

@ZapatasGuns
What are you going to do?

Im not worried. Drivers will still be needed to navigate through big cities. Self driving trucks are most likely be relied upon for highway travel. They have issues through busy metropolitan areas. Still some time away. I think 5 years is pushing it, 10 might be a more accurate timeline.
Only time will tell.

 

[gspieler]

As for Uber, the plan for them is to eventually go driverless.

They are already working on it

Uber’s First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month (aug 2016)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...eet-arrives-in-pittsburgh-this-month-is06r7on

And all of the Uber drivers, who put traditional cabbies out of work, will bitch and moan ceaselessly about it.

 

[gspieler]

Be it 5 years from now, or 50, automation is coming. The bigger question is how will society function. Socialism and widespread joblessness seem likely. I, for one, am not a fan of this. In the absence of that purpose, it would likely encourage further procreation, and exacerbate the overpopulation problem. Not to mention, people who are willing to contribute nothing to society, would be on par with many/most, who have a desire to be productive members of society.

 

[peytonlucy]

What are some products or services that have or are in the process of failing?

1) Travel agent
2) Taxi driver
3) Alarm clock manufacturer
4) vape shop owner (post new fda rules)
5) TV repair shop.

A traveling alarm clock repair shop that charges travel at 1/8th of a mile.

 

[Pixelated Porn]

What are some products or services that have or are in the process of failing?

1) Travel agent
2) Taxi driver
3) Alarm clock manufacturer
4) vape shop owner (post new fda rules)
5) TV repair shop.

fluffer....oh wait

 

[no fat chicks]

Does anyone have shoes in need of a cobble?

I actually do and went looking for a cobbler to no avail.

 

[skarface]

cheaper to buy a new TV than to get it repaired


to add to the list, add:
fast food employees. it'll come to a point that the entire process at fast food restaurants will be automated
truck drivers
bank tellers

Truck drivers? That's one industry I always hear they in need of personal

 

[weich]

If, and it's a very big if, they can convert trucks, they will be putting many more miles on them in a day so it doesn't make sense to do it on a truck that will only be used for a couple more years. First they have to prove that the system works. Self driving cars have been in testing for 5 years.

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/the-wrong-industry-to-be-in.3567865/page-2

A 2,000 lb car is a lot less risky than an 80,000lb tractor trailer if something goes wrong with the technology and it always does. There are so many components involved to have problems with. I've worked on many things that depend on a computer to operate and there are always problems. How often does the check engine light in a car come on. At best, the vehicle ends up sitting along the road broken down. At worst it goes berserk and runs over several cars killing many people. I'm sure at least 5 years and possibly 10 years of testing will be required.

If it fails the trucking companies will be stuck with them and the manufacturers will go out of business.

These companies have billion dollar backers. The technology is making advances to the point where they've already successfully done automated drives. The technology is here and it works. It is still in the refining stage but it isn't like we are talking about breaking the speed of light or some theoretical impossibility.

I think you are vastly overstating the amount of problems computers experience. While it's true that computers can, and do, malfunction, it is also true that they can run for years without any issues. Especially those that run on a better OS than Windows, and I don't think these devices will be running Windows.

Has there been a single case of any automated car "going berserk" and running over cars and killing people?

I agree this will take five to ten years of testing, and it's important to note that this is already around the fifth year of testing.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

XXX theater operator has got to be tough now.