westernrvparkowner wrote:
Smart Vehicles are just the next step in transportation progress. Unfortunately I am old enough to remember the hand ringing when anti-lock brakes entered the market. Hundreds of thousands of people were going to die because you couldn't lock up your brakes and skid to a stop. And don't forget how many millions of people were going to drown because cars went from crank windows to power.
As for the effects on employment, that too is a normal progression. Stage coach drivers pretty much had to learn a new skill when buses entered the scene. Rubber tires put the blacksmith out of business. The guy who got rich selling eight track tapes had to learn a new sales pitch when cassettes took over and then had to jump into CDs with both feet. Now he better be able to talk a connectivity game if he wants to earn a paycheck.
Personally, I am glad some people lost their jobs to progress. I am happy I can go to a dentist if I have a tooth problem and not wait in line for the barber to finish someone's shave. I really don't care that modern medicine put the leech salesman on the unemployment line. And if the self driving car someday puts drivers out of work, yet delivers the services better, faster, cheaper and safer, I think we will all adjust.
Best summary I have seen on progress yet. Thumbs up. :)
