Wakeforest22890
Snowpom
I think we can all agree that being poor is an indication of poor moral standing more than anything else.
I think we can all agree that being poor is an indication of poor moral standing more than anything else.
I don't judge people. But if you feel you are in a position to do so, then go for it.
Gotta have priorities, man. Car insurance, cell phone, cable bill, booze are all naturally more important for someone to pay for themselves than health insurance, right?
Even for you, this is an evil, moronic, irrational post.
Nothing immoral about any of it. They duped Obama into agreeing with their priority list, good work by them.
Seems remarkably accurate to me, as someone who has spent some time paying for all of those things while self employed. I sure as shit didn't pay for health insurance.
Very true - and you forgot a couple big ones - auto insurance and mechanics. The auto insurance industry brings in over $220 billion in revenue, with well over $100 billion in claims.
One part of Bacon's progression that doesn't seem plausible is the "intercity dedicated lanes." There just isn't going to be appetite or funds in states to build more lane miles, special for trucks, unless there is a hefty toll and the lanes are built by "private-public partnerships" like the HOT lanes in VA.
It will cost billions to build new intercity lanes, even beside existing roads that won't require new right of way acquisition. I don't see many legislators appropriating that kind of money for trucks.
The technology is also not yet there in terms of being able to cope with bad weather (rainy nights). I need to hear what the plan is for when these vehicles go "blind."
Maybe what he means is that the truck itself is electronically programmed to "stay in its lane" i.e. it gets on the highway and drives the same route over and over again, so all it has to do is brake and turn off at the correct exit. that technology already exists and is actually fairly old news (Tesla autopilot).
From what I have read, if the autopilots find themselves in a situation they can't handle, like blinding weather, they pull over and stop until conditions improve or a human takes over. Some articles indicate that there will be a period when drivers are in the cab but not driving, i.e. they are only there to take over if there is a problem. Depending on how regulations change (i.e., is the driver allowed to sleep while the autopilot is moving?) even that could significantly decrease trucker employment.
I'm guessing the "driver" in that case would be more of an IT guy than a trucker.
Maybe what he means is that the truck itself is electronically programmed to "stay in its lane" i.e. it gets on the highway and drives the same route over and over again, so all it has to do is brake and turn off at the correct exit. that technology already exists and is actually fairly old news (Tesla autopilot).
From what I have read, if the autopilots find themselves in a situation they can't handle, like blinding weather, they pull over and stop until conditions improve or a human takes over. Some articles indicate that there will be a period when drivers are in the cab but not driving, i.e. they are only there to take over if there is a problem. Depending on how regulations change (i.e., is the driver allowed to sleep while the autopilot is moving?) even that could significantly decrease trucker employment.
yeah, i was talking about a scenario like where you have a producer and customer one or two cities over from each other and lots of good go from one to another. There would currently be a truck or a couple trucks making that haul all day. I imagine that any autonomous driving would start with that...something where the road conditions are always the same, traffic predictable, route the same blah blah blah