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Automation: Will Innovation Mean Fewer Jobs?

The 2008 economic crash fundamentally changed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, bringing in bigger ships and new technology to handle all challenges of staying competitive. Harbor Commission Vice President Rich Dines poses in front of one of the Port of Long Beach’s new AGV’s, or Automated Guided Vehicles. Photo credit: Lu Okowski

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Nov 21, 2014 • 1 min read

The 2008 economic crash fundamentally changed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, bringing in bigger ships and new technology to handle all challenges of staying competitive.

Harbor Commission Vice President Rich Dines poses in front of one of the Port of Long Beach’s new AGV’s, or Automated Guided Vehicles. Photo credit: Lu Okowski

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