Will self-driving trucks be an issue for truckers

The first jobs to go will be ltl or warehouse to warehouse drivers... Otr is along ways away imo .. The places we have to go can be comical sometimes id love to see a robot try to get into some of these places in the northeast probably will burst into flames as soon as it shows up to the guard shack... I tell ya i wouldnt mind havin a autopilot mode on some interstates like 1-8 from cali to phx , i think something like that could happen since that is very open road and little traffic but any city driving i doubt a robot could handle the #### us driver have to put up with day in and day out maybe 30 years they will make something worthwhile but i think they should make a gps that works properly before trying to make a robot truck

 

i do not "see" automation being any risk factor. seriously...

the only "per chance" of automation will be OTR applications with a driver still in the truck.

no way, no how, will automation take over city driving in all urban areas of the country.

so relax, go and get your CDL, then get some on the job experience, and be a job hopper.....

it's the American way....

 

I can't ever see a load of chemicals, fuel, monster over size equipment, local where it's all tight and different, crowded, ever being automatic.

Love to see an auto cement mixer or food service.

 

Wait til the kids start throwing dolls and maniquens in front of them LOL.

 

would you say then that a food-mixer driving on a cement road is a possibility..???

 

Remember the model A Ford stage In automobiles.

Google the tesla car doing 70+ watching Harry Potter movie.
(car never saw truck)

Uber car accident (never saw girl pushing bike across street)
The list is long.



Driverless trucks will not be any time soon.

Trains are automated, people still Feel weird riding in a train without a driver not to mention freight trains.......

Just some pennies of thought left on the ground.

 

Don't get me started on the girl that was murdered by the auto cab.

I'm done. No worries. Not going off the res.

 

Return on investment for trucking school is very fast.

Even if school is $5000 and you can save only $250 a week you will have broken even in 20 weeks. It's relatively easy to get into a $1000/week job fairly quickly in trucking. And even higher than that a lot of times.