Comment Re:Not concerned (Score 1) 177
I think that only a fraction of the employed drivers could turn to providing service or operating pilot trucks if there's an interest in using automated convoys with a real driver or two to babysit. It's one thing to change a wheel when a tire blows (even that usually requires existing service companies to find the truck to assist) but dealing with other problems requires trained mechanics. Driving, by contrast, is much easier than that.
I expect that some human drivers will remain for odd jobs, like weird oversized loads that are poorly balanced, or routes with poor or unimproved roads, or the logging industry where the trucks are operating off-road, but there's going to be a whole lot of people looking for work.
I expect that some human drivers will remain for odd jobs, like weird oversized loads that are poorly balanced, or routes with poor or unimproved roads, or the logging industry where the trucks are operating off-road, but there's going to be a whole lot of people looking for work.