At least the truckers have an easier time being with their families if they don't have to drive all over the country all the time and can instead do their job from an office. It's also easier to switch drivers so that they don't have to drive when they're tired.

How much of a hazard have semi truck operations been to pedestrians and cyclists? They can only use large arterial roads.

I'd wager that a primary motivator for self-driving+teleoperation is increasing the amount of time that trucks can be hauling, not necessarily making them safer than existing trucks.

Trucks are the main killer of cyclists here in Berlin.