Barcodes to autonomous 18-wheeler

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Barcodes to autonomous 18-wheeler

#1 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:08 pm

Gum to Butter https://amp.sacbee.com/news/california/ ... B3QoOSch3I
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feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: Barcodes to autonomous 18-wheeler

#2 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:34 pm

We have them from a different company going through here many times a day. They start from Phoenix.
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Re: Barcodes to autonomous 18-wheeler

#3 Post by Estonut » Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:41 pm

The writer of the article wrote:A human driver only took over for “federally mandated breaks and refueling,” a Plus.ai spokesperson told McClatchy News.
So the government has mandated breaks for automatons, too?
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