The research arm of McKinsey, the professional services firm, warned earlier this year that about half the tasks that workers perform could already be automated using today's technology.
Automatic vans are the latest addition to JD's automated vehicle family.
The US state's congress voted to look into the idea as research suggests a large number of current jobs are likely to be replaced by automated technology in the coming years.
Drones Direct say that they have modified a popular automated aerial vehicle to allow owners to take their pet for a stroll completely hands free.
The hope is that such automated systems may in time provide more efficient, cost-effective links to public transport networks than are possible at present.
The SmartSystem consists of various automated solutions that ensure the ultimate comfort and convenience for both dogs and their human owners.
The application documents released give some clues about the company's highly secret self-driving effort, which included a 10-page training plan that appeared to be related to operators taking back manual control of the car during automated driving exercises of the system, which it calls a development platform.
Some 45 per cent of US employees' work time is spent on tasks that could be automated with existing technologies, a study by McKinsey says.
The facility is the first fully domestically developed automated subway line on the Chinese mainland, said a spokesperson with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
The facility is the first fully domestically developed automated subway line on the Chinese mainland, said a spokesperson with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
I use the Automated Reader Index which indicates the number of years of schooling required to understand a text.
These occupations have one thing in common: They aren't easily automated or outsourced abroad.
About half of the work carried out by people has the potential to be automated by 2055 with adaptions to technology, a McKinsey Global Institute report predicted.
In a new report on automation this week, McKinsey estimates that half of all the tasks people perform at work could be automated using technologies that have already been proven.
In March, Foxconn said it had automated away 60,000 jobs at one of its factories.
Apple's letter touts the "significant societal benefits of automated vehicles", which it described as a life-saving technology, potentially preventing millions of car crashes and thousands of fatalities each year.
" Swedish municipalities are individually investing in futuristic waste collection techniques, like automated vacuum systems in residential blocks, removing the need for collection transport, and underground container systems that free up road space and get rid of any smells.
Apple's letter touts the "significant societal benefits of automated vehicles", which it described as a life-saving technology, potentially preventing millions of car crashes and thousands of fatalities each year.
So it is today as we contemplate our automated future.
But in Singapore, where restrictions on foreign workers have left many companies struggling for staff, service sector businesses are increasingly finding automated solutions to their workforce crunch.
