Where are all the robot trucks?
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the chasm between the financial gain for companies that can deliver goods with less human labor and the societal investment to directly help those laborers transition to new jobs feels too large.
unfortunately if feels like the only solution being put forward is to slow down technological progress or impede it directly. it's as if the cost to help displace the critical labor force is too high for those in power to consider.
heaven forbid someone suggest universal basic income as a reward for when we could actually automate huge swaths of our labor force...
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This article discusses the partnership between Aurora, a self-driving technology company, and Kodiak, a trucking company, to launch autonomous trucks for commercial operations. The article highlights how Aurora's autonomous driving technology will be integrated into Kodiak's trucks to enable driverless operations on highways, with remote human operators supervising the trucks from a control center. The partnership is seen as a significant step towards the deployment of autonomous trucks for long-haul transportation, potentially improving efficiency and safety in the trucking industry. The article also touches upon the infrastructure needed to support such autonomous operations and the regulatory challenges that come with introducing driverless trucks on public roads.