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California legislature makes a second attempt to require human drivers in AV trucks (www.supplychainquarterly.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think it's a great idea to require a human attendant for giant autonomous machinery.

If the company does not provide the attendant, then the public is just going to shoulder that burden.

I am NOT going to protect or respect unattended property like an autonomous truck if it runs off the road or rams my vehicle or is a risk to my own safety, for example.

I'm pretty sure I'd be offended just having to ride behind it on the freeway as it drives precisely the speed limit in all traffic conditions - can't say for sure until I've experienced it though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure I'd be offended just having to ride behind it on the freeway as it drives precisely the speed limit in all traffic conditions - can't say for sure until I've experienced it though.

That seems more like a problem with our hypocritical approach to speed limits in this country. Everyone exceeds the speed limit, speed limits are set with speeding in mind, and everyone just accepts that they could, in principle, be busted for speeding at any time. That's a real problem in situations where speed limits are enforced as written.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's like this so cops can pull over almost anyone with 'cause' and you're not fixing this problem without their approval, so you're not fixing this problem. Fabricating cause is the same reason they still use police dogs for drug sniffing despite them only being around 50% accurate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

its a good idea in terms of the public perception, but it doesnt fix the problem that automated trucks were for. one of the biggest reasons why there was a big push for it is because the number of people willing to live the nomadic life of a truck driver is dwindling. by requiring a person to be in the truck more or less keeps that problem a problem.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes it does. I would venture there are alternative solutions but I can't imagine what they are in any detail, just generally:

Maybe these trucks operate more like trains and have a designated lane where motorists do not have to encounter them?

[–] Corkyskog 3 points 6 months ago

Or you know, you could just use trains...