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Trucks driving long-haul routes. That would be one of the easiest things to automate. Not even the pickup or delivery at terminals, just going over the highway.
by massysett 8y ago
Trucks driving long-haul routes. That would be one of the easiest things to automate. Not even the pickup or delivery at terminals, just going over the highway.
Probably there is lots of work in this area and it will happen first. It just doesn’t get much press because it isn’t consumer facing and it’s boring.
- bonesss 8y agoThe challenge with going big is that the risks and costs raise substantially, while the price of having a local expert to manage both the drive and any eventualities (ie a human driver), isn't changing much... Long-haul routes are important, and shaving minutes off deliveries is a big deal. Improved driver logistics and routing are probably wildly more profitable than automation (and risks of highly visible automation failures).
- ulldoitforever 8y agoAfter all some trucking companies can sometimes even get away with not paying their drivers because the drivers didn't drive enough miles to cover the truck lease this week and therefore go home with a bill rather than a paycheck.