Planes, Trains and T110s
Дата: 22.03.2019 16:59:35
DerViktim, on Mar 16 2019 - 00:03, said: Part of the push for self-driving trucks is because trucking
companies just can't find the amount of drivers they need. Maybe if
they paid better recruitment wouldn't be such a problem but I
digress. One of the big issues with this kind of automation is that
the person that has to service the trucks just got a whole lot
harder to find. The industry all ready can't find enough techs to
service plain old trucks as is, now they'll need to find somebody
that can troubleshoot and service the computerized brains of the
truck on top of fixing the rest of the truck. Diesel mechanic +
systems engineer generally isn't a combo you see on somebody's
resume.The_Chieftain: That's one of two similar problems. The other is that of
airline pilots. Walking through the airport yesterday, I saw a
pilot who looked under 20. Good for him, though he's probably
saddled with an unGodly amount of debt, but he was a rarity
in a field where most look well into their 40s and 50s, and folks
have been warning about a looming shortage for a few years. The Air
Force feeder system is much smaller, and more pilots are going to
hit retirement. I have considered it as a backup career, as I
already have the first stage (a license for small aircraft), but
the money just isn't worth it. Have you seen how much a new
pilot gets paid?
RanLSX, on Mar 16 2019 - 17:59, said: Just doing a lurker check. Re-route here: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/200193-italian-tanks-and-military-vehicles/page__pid__12043536__st__8360#entry12043536
Well done Chief! It looks like you bagged 36 this time. Much
better than last week. Keep up the good work 
The_Chieftain: 36 whats? Forgive me.
KilljoyCutter, on Mar 17 2019 - 19:04, said: That's largely accurate. Problem is, as you point
out, most routes have at least two parts that are of high
complexity.And at very few routes are going to have a "driver on call" to get in the truck and handle it at both ends, meaning you need a driver on board anyway.
What automation might do, however, is allow trucks to go back to doing more hours on the road per day -- part of the current crunch is that stricter rules and enforcement have added up to a day to longer routes, meaning slower turnaround for trucks and drivers both.
The_Chieftain: I see no reason they can't be handled like drones
today. Operators at the start/departure point, maybe a bit
like harbor pilots, with the long bit in the middle being handled
by less responsive systems.... I did see an interesting note
about automation, which I had not considered. The autopilot needs
to be able to understand that a policeman or construction worker
standing in the intersection overrides traffic lights, and then
must be able to interpret the hand signals. It makes perfect sense,
and is an interesting challenge, apparently some companies have
already figured it out. Primarch, that 256 looks a
little out of scale compared to the rest of the vehicle, all right.
Planes, Trains and T110s