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Do you think we should still have elevator operators?
I don’t necessarily disagree with automation. I think the article is being disingenuous with their reasons for it.
To start off, the posts headline is inaccurate. It’s not against any law to have automated transport systems. The US has had automated train systems for 50+ years. They were designed that way from the start though. The article is complaining about systems that were not designed with automation in mind. They are not being retrofitted because of this particular regulation that was designed to protect existing workers.
From the posted article:
Since they mention BART, their own website says removing train operators does basically nothing to solve their financial issues. It just moves costs around and ignores the insane cost to retrofit it in the first place that would likely take decades to recoup.
From budget data I could find, the BART police department was a larger slice of the budget than the train operators.
Hmmm. When it's retrofitting, I tend to agree with you. It's a stopgap for building a new integrated system that was built from the ground up with no operators in mind. Also, regarding BART, that's a passenger system, which is its own can of worms. A ton of wheat, in a receptacle designed for it, does not generally start making trouble that you haven't thought of yet.
People, though...
Do you think we should try to comprehend what we read?
Sorry, I don't speak Latin.
Skill issue