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Lex Fridman PodcastSteve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream | Lex Fridman Podcast #237
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 3, 2021
- Duration
- 3h 12m
- Channel
- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Steve Viscelli is a former truck driver and now an economic sociologist at University of Pennsylvania studying freight transportation, including autonomous trucks. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS: Steve's Website: https://www.steveviscelli.com/ Big Rig (book): https://amzn.to/3EbaofP Will Robotic Trucks Be "Sweatshops on Wheels?" (article): https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO Johnny Cash - All I Do Is Drive (song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEHoagHlqrE Steve's Penn Gazette Interview: https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV More Information on Automated Trucking: http://www.driverlessreport.org/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:44 - Ethnography 12:57 - Challenges of driving a truck 31:36 - Trucking industry: State of affairs 1:04:41 - Future of autonomous trucks 1:30:57 - Solving the automated truck dilemma 2:02:52 - Role of society in automated trucking 2:30:01 - Tesla and revolutionizing the trucking industry 2:49:41 - Hope and final thoughts SOCIAL:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostSteve Viscelli
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Steve Viscelli, Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream | Lex Fridman Podcast #237 explores From Big Rigs To Robots: Trucking, Labor, And America’s Future Lex Fridman and sociologist‑ethnographer Steve Viscelli explore how U.S. long‑haul trucking transformed from a top blue‑collar career into a low‑wage, last‑resort job, drawing on Steve’s six months as a trucker and hundreds of driver interviews.
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