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Re:Self-driving truck delivers butter from California to Pen... by jelliclesfarm on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @10:20PM (#21769002)
Curious.. Do you not see any other upsides except saving a ‘few pennies out of butter’?

Better working conditions..less accidents..data collection. Fast delivery..efficiency?

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Re:Self-driving truck delivers butter from California to Pen... by Spooky23 on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @10:44PM (#21769100)
Not really. Labor is a constraint that has kept truly dominant players from taking over the industry.

Without that, trucks are no different than cable companies, airlines, or other capital intensive businesses. They’ll consolidate over time into oligopoly. Whatever efficiency gains appear will be eaten up by the lack of market forces.

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