Published: May 6th, 2021,
Last updated: August 1st, 2022
There are around half a million truck drivers in Germany, and their existence is threatened to some extent by fully automated trucks. Politicians and trade unions are so afraid of the social impact of this technical revolution that Daimler is only talking about „upgrading the profession“, not abolishing it – after all, the former drivers could work on computers in the future. China has fewer reservations here and is pushing ahead with the introduction of robo-trucks faster than expected, writes Frank Sieren.