Questions and Concerns with Autonomous Vehicles, Part 2 in a Series on The Digital Highway

Voice Of GO(r)D is back with a series within a series, both the second in this run of 5 episodes for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, and the second in a series expressing questions and concerns with the rollout of Autonomous Vehicle Technology onto our streets and highways. Rejoining today's show are previous guests James Year and Edward Escobar, along with new guest to the show Scott Douglass, president of America Without Drivers, filling in for AWOD Founder Will Cook. Today we discuss AVs with regards to National Security concerns, hacking, and cyber terrorism, why AVs are not subject to the licensing and testing requirements of human drivers, Edward’s protests in San Francisco, the problem with Gerontocrats attempting to legislate after the horse has left the barn, the through line between the ‘Driver Shortage’ narrative used by the American Trucking Association and now used by Autonomous Truck manufacturers, and the investors behind it all. Next week, on Tuesday, September 19th, at 8pm Eastern Time, Voice Of GO(r)D, in conjunction with LostFr8 and the LostFr8 Discord Group, will be hosting an 'Ask Us Anything' live recording on Autonomous Technology within that Discord. You can join the discord for free, and in addition to being able to ask us questions or offer any comments, you will become part of a group of over 500 Logistics, Freight, and Supply Chain professionals engaged in a lively and ongoing conversation about the business. You can download Discord to your mobile device and never miss an opportunity to learn more about how the economy is kept moving. You can join the LostFr8 Discord by signing up here - https://www.pleaseadvisory.com/ and can find out more about our host, Reed Loustalot, and his company LostFr8 here - https://www.lostfr8.com/ James Year is a post graduate student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and has done a great deal of work documenting worker communities affected by automation. You can find James here - https://jamesyear.com/ and hear him on the first episode of this podcast here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kgLaVIw3JICEBsT8E7hLs?si=a467c78538d64d80 Edward Escobar is the founder of AiW - Alliance for Independent Workers and WCPDA - Wine Country Pro Drivers Alliance, Owner/Operator Black Level Services SUV/LIMO, and is a public speaker on automation and the future of work. You can find Edward on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-escobar-694445168/ and on his Alliance for Independent Workers Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/581196215724042 Edward has been organizing protests and awareness sessions about RoboTaxis and the future of work in San Francisco, and was recently featured in mainstream media, check it out - https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/protesters-call-for-shutdown-of-robotaxis-in-front-of-cruises-san-francisco-hq/ https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/labor-day-protest-against-cruise-robotaxis-in-san-francisco/3310131/ You can find Edward's solo appearance on Voice Of GO(r)D here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sfOPmstRnGrJ2HRHeBjjA?si=80945c83b23648a4 Scott Douglass is the President of America Without Drivers and can be found here https://americawithoutdrivers.com/, and you can find the AWOD Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/Americawithoutdrivers You can listen in to Will Cook of AWOD on an early episode of Voice Of GO(r)D here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/76eOGexBmroW2jjpYdoNs4?si=9145980a8e4641ae If you missed the first episode of this series, you can go back and check it out here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1S2Xkyt6CrAzEAmKPF63L2?si=c2f182c0c71b493c Questions, comments, and hate mail are welcomed and encouraged! Contact the show - [email protected] Please check out my Substack and smash that subscribe button. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/