Can AI replace human truck drivers? | Vargas Reports

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Bill AB 316, which would have limited the advancement of self-driving trucks on the road. Some truck drivers question whether their jobs are at risk with the latest technological advancements.
NewsNation’s Nancy Loo joins Elizabeth Vargas Reports with the latest A.I. challenges on the road.
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[@vulcan4d]

AI does not need to sleep, there will be a push for this. AI should work for the people and not replace people.

[@richardr9294]

How's AI going to perform pre trip inspections? Fuel the tanks?? Pull the dip stick?? Insure the load is secure?? Look out, here comes the robots. JMTC

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

Yes, but we all know how corporate and political greed works

[@br5tw]

​@@richardr9294don't forget who's going to put out the reflectors if the truck has a blowout or who's going to chain up the tires in the snow

[@donaldthompson7766]

Nothing runs on infinite energy. You still need to have something or someone to fuel and maintain these vehicles.

[@amateur_football9751]

@@richardr9294The automation will probably come in phases, at first it will still use humans for those functions, leaving the actual driving to AI, then they will start to design trucks in a way those items list can be done semi-autonomously and so forth

[@hernancaballero2981]

We have plenty of drivers the problem is we need better pay.

[@snoopyshultz]

Autonomous trucks don't you're screewed

[@amateur_football9751]

Better pay won't come before AI, Aurora autonomous trucks are already regularly being used around Dallas

[@user-ht8by4yg5m]

@@snoopyshultzthey cost 300-400k

[@stebbs2431]

What about theft? I feel like no one is thinking about this. What if someone steals goods out of the truck?

[@zach2733]

Insurance pays for it

[@hexajon93]

@@zach2733and our tax dollars fund the insurance companies. Prices would sky rocket if it got out of hand. Economy would be how it is today only more expensive because corporations would push for more money to cover costs they should be fully responsible for

[@snoopyshultz]

priced in. with this things will miraculously stop falling off trucks

[@davidellis5141]

No 👎 Robot ! Drivers 👎

[@louskunt9798]

My mother is a robot!!😂

[@davidellis5141]

@@louskunt9798 Awesome ! 🤖

[@snoopyshultz]

get with the times. it's over for truck drivers

[@amateur_football9751]

Its not just drivers, its 50% of all jobs, will likely be gone in the next 10 years, if people want to stop it or at least delay it, they need to protest, otherwise AI corporations like Autora automation inc, Open AI will lobby hard to get its product on the road

[@bigz1179]

These corporations would save so much money, unfortunately they’ll cut any part in the supply chain if it saves money

[@phoenixx8479]

There is no driver shortage

[@rob1399]

Actions speak louder than words, all the big carriers are urgently hiring drivers... Most people are really ignorant of what the job entails it's a lot more than holding the wheel all day as if you're in an F-150 or an Accord.

[@dcartiair]

all it takes is one person to hack it and peoples lives are on the line

[@BenWilson24]

That's no different than any modern vehicle... that AI part is separate from that

[@angelacurry8971]

Safer? I saw Maximum Overdrive! Heck no!

[@williescott6701]

But, machines do make disastrous mistakes that cost tremendous damages warranting major lawsuits which ends in millions of dollars

[@hexajon93]

Well let's be clear of some things that they are not talking about. Most of this self driving is going to replace LONG HAUL first. 9 out of 10 articles all over use the term 'Long Haul' quite a bit. Basically the easy stuff. If you are in a specialty position you probably have a lot longer of a driving career. Most people who are not truck drivers forget the other parts of trucking. I'm not talking about Pre/Post Trip and all of that. Log trucking, those roads were practically made yesterday and are dirt roads. SOME LTL positions will still be around until they automate coupling doubles/triples. That or they'll hire us to do the coupling at terminals. Tanker positions will be a bit tricky for AI at first since you have liquid that is swashing around and with food grade liquid, the tanker cannot be built in a way that would compromise the ability to clean the tanker properly. Hence why food grade tankers do not use baffles. Oversized loads require lots of planning and most of those loads also go off main roads such as the wind turbines. Then you have our brave souls in food service delivering to 8+ restaurants per day (at least my old position was 8+). Not all restaurants are built the same. I have delivered to plenty where the kitchen was either up stairs or down stairs. Cattle haulers, your freight is constantly moving around more so than palletized freight. Though Ai could possibly handle a lot of the driving, moving freight creates problems on sharp turns and such, plus you guys do a lot of backroad driving. Non-Truckers forget just how huge trucking in general is. Truckers who have paid attention to these media posts will note that these Ai trucks are only doing dry van and reefer loads. It is indeed inevitable that these machines will come and take over, but if you love driving you still have plenty of options that will be around a bit longer and will take more time to automate completely. Yes we all have arguments against them, but remember that corporations are looking to cut costs. That part will also take time. Buying just a general truck is costly. This technology is even more so. It's not coming, it's here. But there are still a lot of hurdles for this tech to go through. I'd suggest getting into specialty trucking if you want to stay a driver. Otherwise, just keep on trucking and ignore the media for now. Fear is their ratings and this sparks fear. No one ACTUALLY knows when this tech will be fully implemented. They said several years ago that by now you would be replaced. Yet here you are. Still driving. Probably along side some of those self-driving trucks, but you're still here. It will take time. You may just have to consider giving up OTR at some point and find a new area of trucking. After that, trade jobs are still looking to be in need of people according to research. Those jobs will be around for a long while. To respond to those talking about trains and planes not being automated fully without people the answer is this; It's a lot easier to go get your CDL, get the paperwork in order, buy a truck and start your own company as a truck driver. You would need to jump through so many hoops to start your own airline and train business. If DOT were as strict as, say, the FAA then this new AI would not have happened so quickly. There would be more requirements to start your own business and get into trucking. But someone with several hundred thousands dollars can outright start their own business tomorrow in trucking. That is the difference unfortunately.

[@user-to1ns8es1i]

Ok, if jobs get automated what will people do and how will they buy stuff with no money

[@Damaged7]

Yes. AI will eventually be able to replace almost everyone. Intellectually it already can replace alot of people in their jobs. I don't think people really understand whats going to be possible when AI is even just a little bit better then it is now.

[@carultch]

Who will buy all the junk companies are selling, when no one has any income, because AI eliminated their jobs? This mindset is Dilbert's boss thinking he can cut costs so much that he can be profitable without selling anything.

[@stevenhelm4607]

Wait till it snows and road becomes ice black ice . Or stronger wind .

[@northsidecoolguy5041]

The various lengths of trailers and different situations semi drivers have to deal with is not something ai can handle. Self driving cars arnt even where they should be let alone semi trucks. Planes have pilots in them and they fly on autopilot 90 percent of the time. They still have pilots. Most trains still have conductors in them and they are on tracks.

[@snoopyshultz]

truckers will be replaced it's just a matter of time . conductors dont drive trains

[@amateur_football9751]

Airplane autopilot technology is very old and very primitive compared to AI, it's more like a car's cruise control, than true autopilot, hence why they still need human pilots, but rest assured, pilots will also be gone with AI, I don't say this with any joy, as I think most jobs of any kind/type will be replaced by AI, to believe otherwise is wishful thinking😢.

[@northsidecoolguy5041]

@@amateur_football9751 Plane technology is always changing. There is far too many variables on the ground for me to trust an ai too drive a car let alone a tractor trailer. I just don't see it happening. Not soon anyways.

[@Young.man.]

How about anchor job gets replaced by AI…. Same thing a computerized teller machine can speak for news

[@MsE711]

Eventually, AI will turn on its creators and want to dominate.

[@davidellis5141]

Like Westworld

[@MsE711]

@@davidellis5141 😔

[@gymnasmic7425]

It’s a fight they can’t win. It’s like telephone and elevator operators

[@bog6106]

Slaps hood* I could drive all the new model cars at the same time...even if its already being driven😈

[@josephmassasr2971]

Yeah that’s what the company will do 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@SanjayGupta-zv6qb]

Whoever making those truck, did they ever drive any trucks? Lol let them do it for plane too lol self driving truck is never going to happen, normally using gps is not even giving any good direction . If detour, we have to do it manually lol

[@rifleman42051]

Short answer its going to happen!!! it's going to take awhile though at least 5-10 years!

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

I’d be more worried about AI if I was a white-collar worker than a truck driver

[@br5tw]

The Human Horror Story continues....

[@user-High-IQ769]

NO, cause big money runs all these operations

[@rogerm3708]

Learn to do an AI low risk job. The future is all about adapting to faster changes

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

There’s only so much demand for those types of jobs. And where does that leave everyone else?

[@Young.man.]

How about anchor job gets replaced by AI…. Same thing a computerized teller machine can speak for news

[@johnwelch3016]

Thank god i'm going to be retired..😂..in 2025. Move abroad and thrive..😂

[@louskunt9798]

They’re running them here already and they’re doing awesome! Truck drivers everywhere here are scrambling to find new jobs. Progress, I suppose. 🤷‍♂️

[@Daniel-oy8ic]

😂😂 no the trucks are not running by theirselves anywhere

[@snoopyshultz]

truckers BTFO. time to find a new career high school drop outs .

[@browngreen933]

AI robot trucks won't be popping wheelies, stunting, racing, or drifting.😅

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

Trucks can do wheelies?

[@danielmorales1659]

the golden dream of capitalism and the worst herror of this country

[@ppg3328]

love to see them try to replace truckers lol funny how people talk about it but dont know what it takes to drive one and keep it driving and not kill people on the road its not the same as driving your car especially with these drivers today they will have these automated trucks flipped over in no time. not even getting into tankers lol.

[@snoopyshultz]

it's over buddy turck drivers are a thing of the past. truck drivers need to face reality and find new jobs

[@nah_ual]

@@snoopyshultzwhat do you work as?

[@dabd8175]

​@@snoopyshultznever gunna happen 😂😂

[@snoopyshultz]

@@dabd8175 port of long beach and Los angles already using driverless trucks. Truckers need to go back to school and find a new career

[@snoopyshultz]

@@nah_ual i don't work I'm rich 🤑