Strip mining companies spend millions on giant trucks whose only function is to shuttle minerals on a private road, from the bottom of the mine to the unloading dock. Until the technology of driving robots has clearly proven itself in a setting like this, it should be kept off the public streets and highways.

I am so jealous of Jake Edge, because over the past few years of trying to re-enter the programming field with no response from employers, I have come to exactly the same conclusion -- but he has nailed the problem. The companies are all either looking for a programming god to whom they will offer six-figure salary+benefit packages, but will "reluctantly" accept H1-B greenies who will work for approximately minimum wage, when you factor in the typical 55-hour per week software development project death-march. Now we need someone who can nail the solution.