How much of the overall investment was done in the hopes that some level of autonomy would turn all these minuses into pluses within a couple years? I get inves

How much of the overall investment was done in the hopes that some level of autonomy would turn all these minuses into pluses within a couple years? I get investing in a loser if there’s key enabling tech like this “in the pipeline” but it sounds like even then the math is a bit backward. Quote from the article: > “At some point, delivery drones and robots may reduce the cost of fulfillment, but it will be a long time before the capital costs and ongoing operating expenses are less than the cost of paying someone for 30-45 minutes of their time.”