Whereas some industries must comply with mandatory certification regulations, commercial vehicle maintenance generally does not. However, that doesn’t mean there’s no benefit to seeking voluntary certification of one’s knowledge and expertise in the areas of technical and managerial ability.
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of intelligent machines was relegated to tales of science fiction. Authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Issac Asimov thrilled and chilled readers with stories of super-intelligence computers eclipsing humanity in some fashion or another. So it’s no surprise that people are generally leery of the very idea of artificial intelligence or (AI) — we’re not all just modern-day Luddites.
That being said, is there really a great deal to fear from AI as it is applied to the business and industrial worlds? Is it really that mysterious?
More than a century has gone by since the beginning of the trucking industry, yet the technological advances experienced in the last 60 years have been most astonishing. From six-volt electrical systems to electronic stability control, from bias plies to low-rolling resistance tires, and from square box designs to advanced aerodynamics, truck technology has made extraordinary advances in efficiency and productivity.
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