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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Autonomous cars and trucks are still at least a decade or two away from replacing drivers completely. Google's Lexus hit a bus this week because it made a poor decision. There is no way they will completely remove the operator from vehicles until well after the systems are tried and proven. Any change will be gradual and other industries will absorb the people.
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When the full change over occurs is hard to say, I think it will be sooner then you obviously, but it is a inevitability. When it does happen it'll be the professional drivers who go first with the personal vehicles being the lingering ones on the road.
Say you're a cab company or a long haul trucking company, one of your biggest expenses(salary), your biggest risk(accidents/maintenance) and biggest limitation(shift lengths) can all be eliminated by removing the driver, you're going to be one of the first people to get in line.