re: Truck Drivers Say They Won’t Deliver To Cities with Defunded Police Departments

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You will always need a driver to deliver “last mile”.


How much less of a force do you think exists to do only this job? 1/3? 1/4?

Hard to say. There is currently a driver shortage. Automation would solve that issue and hopefully weed out the yahoo’s and inexperienced i.e. dangerous, drivers that companies are forced to take due to a lack of options or misguided regulations (CSA scores) by our D.C. overlords. I’m not opposed to automation as long as it’s proven safe.
The most interesting concept I’ve heard is a truck “train” connected wirelessly with a lead driver and a convoy of AI behind. Large drop yards would be located on major interstates outside large cities. The “train” would dock and each trailer would be assigned a local driver to bump docks. Not dissimilar to the container shipping model.