The nighttime trip earlier this month started at a railyard in Tucson, Arizona and ended at a distribution center in Phoenix ...
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It’s inevitable. Think of the truck moving from point A to point B as a sort of horizontal elevator. You push the button to input a destination, and off it goes. I would not be surprised if most truck deliveries were automated within the next 15 years and most passenger vehicles fully automated within 20. There will be the inevitable disasters in A-I learning along the way as with any technology, but it’s inevitable.
I for one look forward to the day where my own car has a built-in “chauffeur” autopilot. I would not even have to worry about parking. The car could drop me off and come back at an appointed time. While riding, I could chill out, take a nap, or watch a video.
—”I for one look forward to the day where my own car has a built-in “chauffeur” autopilot. “
Built-in “chauffeur” autopilot!!!
I want it!
As a young septuagenarian, my RT (Reaction Time) can be measured on a kitchen clock.
Our #1 son lives 50 miles distant... Read, nap, FR... like on the train but without all the loudmouths on their phones!
And I can adjust the seat.
And no need for a cab in bad weather for the last few blocks.
Elevators, in whatever orientation, do not have to deal with deer darting out onto the road, drunk drivers veering into their lanes, debris on the road, etc,etc.
Go ahead and turn on the autopilot, but take your eyes off the road at your own peril.