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Pick-and-place factory jobs were not lucrative either, but got automated simply because robots are better at it. Having human drivers that get tired and have a

Pick-and-place factory jobs were not lucrative either, but got automated simply because robots are better at it. Having human drivers that get tired and have a legislated maximum number of hours they can drive in a day (for a good reason) leads to inefficiencies that Walmart may be eager to get rid of: some fruits, for example, have a small window between ripening and going bad, being able to deliver produce faster in general will be a huge plus.

HWR_14 5y ago
An automatic truck doesn't go faster per mile. If it were really valuable, they would pair people up in trucks and have them alternate shifts driving. And that might be what happens with EVs, because the costs of trucks might actually be the limiting factor for a while.
- sangnoir 5y ago
  > An automatic truck doesn't go faster per mile. Of course it would, if it doesn't have to stop for 8+ hours per day. > If it were really valuable, they would pair people up in trucks and have them alternate shifts driving You're ignoring a whole bunch of human factors (including cost vs speed trade-offs), but you'e right; some truckers do get paired up.