Now show us Rotterdam, the busiest port in the world last I checked. Completely automated for years and years, well over a decade I don’t know exactly. I think they only have dozens of people working there at any one time. If I recall from a National Geographic article maybe 15 years back.
Past-Telephone4781 on
No traffic law for robots, apparently.
axiomoixa on
Are these really *automated* or *remote controlled*?
ThqXbs8 on
Port of Rotterdam has this for many years already
Spork_Warrior on
All those cyberpunk novels are starting to come true, and that’s pretty scary.
Minimum_Leadership51 on
Nothing new and fake propaganda.
If you go to China yourself, you’ll see that they have so many unnecessary jobs lol.
They even have guys checking if you use the escalator correctly lol
Or need to have pre-ticket checks at the “hyper modern” public trains, just to be checked again while riding on the train.
Its much but efficient.
Traveling educates, go see for yourself.
CaptainCymru on
Sorry to nit-pick, and I’m sure I couldn’t program them any better, but their routing doesn’t seem all that efficient? It looks like they are blocking each other on purpose, and not utilising all of the available lanes to be more efficient? Or it also looks like the 5 lanes are ***↑↓↑↓↑*** configuration? But the wide turning arcs and lorries going straight across slowly on intersections makes it look inefficient, too.
AutoRot on
I love how the automated trucks still cut each other off.
DocComix on
Do they swear at each other in computer code when they cut each other off/ take the right of way?
„Hey buddy, get your software checked, you drive like you’re missing an update!“.
EADASOL on
Anyone still in doubt that China is winning?
LordOdin99 on
Corpos must be drooling over the lack of labor hours.
Dr_Schitt on
This looks like something from Obsolete
tetartoid on
They all look so polite
Cambren1 on
Robots are very inconsiderate drivers. Good thing road rage isn’t in their programming.
EscapeFacebook on
This type of thing was coming faster than I think truckers realized
butterninja on
Wait. Is this good or bad? Trying to figure if I should shit on this or not.
Aware-Explanation879 on
For how much money America made ( less now with tRump) it annoys me that our tech is still stuck in the 1980’s. Our corporations are so concerned with stock buybacks that we do not invest in automation like this. America is just a 3rd world country at this point.
Speciou5 on
These are six figure jobs in America. Blue collar is doomed.
iamelloyello on
It’s a little spooky sometimes to see how fast China has overtaken the world in some areas technology wise.
v3rmin_supreme on
Frank Sobotka is rolling over in his grave with this.
RealTimeflies on
Not very efficient I see
eckliptic on
It seems like the movement could be even more efficient. The sleds give themselves a lot of space
seniorpreacher on
It’s great they eliminated people, so they can work in the autonomous cargo truck factory instead.
lost-associat on
This gives me cyberpunk dystopia vibes. Like no employees at all but if a random band of thieves would appear there is already a SWAT team on standby with high tech gear.
DullMind2023 on
They drive much better than the humans in my country. I really look forward to the day when 100% of vehicles on the road are self driving.
I never thought about how precarious of a position AI puts China in, we’re worried about job loss in America due to automation but they have a billion more people that need jobs
An_Obese_Beaver on
One single emp and this harbor is in limbo for at least a week.
Its crazy the world is heading towards autonomy
nugiboy on
The factory must grow..
Remote-Cow5867 on
Remind me of all the flying cars in Star War
MezoDog on
Meanwhile they are building one of these ports in Mexico to serve USA, because the ports in America refuse to allow technology upgrades (Unions).
91xela on
Coming soon: No more port strikes
NeedsMoarOutrage on
OSU Med center was doing this like 20 years ago. If you go to the basement, it was a bunch of automated carts zipping around, getting into elevators, dropping stuff off at different floors and offices. I was amazed. Each cart had a mast with a spinning camera (maybe lidar or something idk) and there were reflectors at that height on all the walls, elevators etc.
brickhamilton on
Again, seems like normal traffic in China. It’s very chaotic on the road in most Asian countries. Except Japan. Best drivers I’ve ever seen there.
Ange1ofD4rkness on
Pretty sure the only reason the US doesn’t have this yet, or started to implement, is the unions.
We are finally seeing an automation boom in the US, something Europe has had for quite some time (partially due to their labor laws). Corporations are finally seeing as cost effective to implement systems like this, and/or, they are running into staffing issues, and just need the work done.
Edgefactor on
And our dock workers shut down the ports for a few weeks so they could, instead of this, run the docks with hundreds of people doing half the work and working 1/3 as many hours
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We’re doomed.
1.3 billion people apparently
INB4 downvoted because “Strong China scary”
Seen that in Hamburg/Germany also.
Now show us Rotterdam, the busiest port in the world last I checked. Completely automated for years and years, well over a decade I don’t know exactly. I think they only have dozens of people working there at any one time. If I recall from a National Geographic article maybe 15 years back.
No traffic law for robots, apparently.
Are these really *automated* or *remote controlled*?
Port of Rotterdam has this for many years already
All those cyberpunk novels are starting to come true, and that’s pretty scary.
Nothing new and fake propaganda.
If you go to China yourself, you’ll see that they have so many unnecessary jobs lol.
They even have guys checking if you use the escalator correctly lol
Or need to have pre-ticket checks at the “hyper modern” public trains, just to be checked again while riding on the train.
Its much but efficient.
Traveling educates, go see for yourself.
Sorry to nit-pick, and I’m sure I couldn’t program them any better, but their routing doesn’t seem all that efficient? It looks like they are blocking each other on purpose, and not utilising all of the available lanes to be more efficient? Or it also looks like the 5 lanes are ***↑↓↑↓↑*** configuration? But the wide turning arcs and lorries going straight across slowly on intersections makes it look inefficient, too.
I love how the automated trucks still cut each other off.
Do they swear at each other in computer code when they cut each other off/ take the right of way?
„Hey buddy, get your software checked, you drive like you’re missing an update!“.
Anyone still in doubt that China is winning?
Corpos must be drooling over the lack of labor hours.
This looks like something from Obsolete
They all look so polite
Robots are very inconsiderate drivers. Good thing road rage isn’t in their programming.
This type of thing was coming faster than I think truckers realized
Wait. Is this good or bad? Trying to figure if I should shit on this or not.
For how much money America made ( less now with tRump) it annoys me that our tech is still stuck in the 1980’s. Our corporations are so concerned with stock buybacks that we do not invest in automation like this. America is just a 3rd world country at this point.
These are six figure jobs in America. Blue collar is doomed.
It’s a little spooky sometimes to see how fast China has overtaken the world in some areas technology wise.
Frank Sobotka is rolling over in his grave with this.
Not very efficient I see
It seems like the movement could be even more efficient. The sleds give themselves a lot of space
It’s great they eliminated people, so they can work in the autonomous cargo truck factory instead.
This gives me cyberpunk dystopia vibes. Like no employees at all but if a random band of thieves would appear there is already a SWAT team on standby with high tech gear.
They drive much better than the humans in my country. I really look forward to the day when 100% of vehicles on the road are self driving.
Trump: “we don’t want to hurt China”
Yeah ok
https://i.redd.it/lrfeqyz4mvuf1.gif
I never thought about how precarious of a position AI puts China in, we’re worried about job loss in America due to automation but they have a billion more people that need jobs
One single emp and this harbor is in limbo for at least a week.
Its crazy the world is heading towards autonomy
The factory must grow..
Remind me of all the flying cars in Star War
Meanwhile they are building one of these ports in Mexico to serve USA, because the ports in America refuse to allow technology upgrades (Unions).
Coming soon: No more port strikes
OSU Med center was doing this like 20 years ago. If you go to the basement, it was a bunch of automated carts zipping around, getting into elevators, dropping stuff off at different floors and offices. I was amazed. Each cart had a mast with a spinning camera (maybe lidar or something idk) and there were reflectors at that height on all the walls, elevators etc.
Again, seems like normal traffic in China. It’s very chaotic on the road in most Asian countries. Except Japan. Best drivers I’ve ever seen there.
Pretty sure the only reason the US doesn’t have this yet, or started to implement, is the unions.
We are finally seeing an automation boom in the US, something Europe has had for quite some time (partially due to their labor laws). Corporations are finally seeing as cost effective to implement systems like this, and/or, they are running into staffing issues, and just need the work done.
And our dock workers shut down the ports for a few weeks so they could, instead of this, run the docks with hundreds of people doing half the work and working 1/3 as many hours