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user-inactivated · 3249 days ago · link · · parent · post: Self-Driving Trucks Are Going to Hit US Like a Human-Driven Truck
What started me looking into this was a conversation that a friend of mine had. His father works in a trucking company and they have stopped hiring new drivers because they anticipate self-driving trucks to be on the road a lot sooner than that. For the time being, there's going to be a human providing oversight in the seat, but considering that a truck could effectively run 24/7/365 without a normal driver's salary you can see how appealing that would be to a business to be a first-mover on.
I imagine there will be significant savings in insurance and accident costs as well. Next innovation: road trains.