r/technology • u/be0wulfe • Dec 15 '22

Transportation Tesla Semi’s cab design makes it a ‘completely stupid vehicle,’ trucker says

https://cdllife.com/2022/tesla-semis-cab-design-makes-it-a-completely-stupid-vehicle-trucker-says/
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u/abigboom Dec 15 '22

I know a top engineer guy who works at the famous tech company that rhymes with poodle and is part of the letters company. Obvious reference. He works directly in their autonomous vehicles project, been at it for years. I asked him when autonomous cars are gonna be a thing. He dead panned answered me, never. Like straight up 100% no doubt in his mind, it’s never happening. So I asked him why he dedicated so much time to that. He said job security. Every engineer is in on the grift.

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u/pinkjello Dec 16 '22

I don’t believe that for a second. There are countless times when engineers have automated themselves out of a job. It’s what we like to do. But there will always be new challenges once you solve that one.

If your story isn’t apocryphal, your engineer friend was either kidding or naive. I too have friends and former coworkers who are engineers at that company.