Prediction: Self-Driving Trucks are the Future of Freight

The title says it all. This is a fairly conservative prediction since there have already been massive strides taken in favor of self-driving vehicles. Self-driving cars have been an idea for a long time, but now that idea has spread to shipping freight. Right now, there are not any self-driving trucks that can make the delivery without a human driver, but the technology is getting closer and closer to making it a reality. Arizona has been a testing ground for using self-driving trucks that can only operate on the highways (money.cnn.com). Local roads in cities that have a lot of traffic can cause problems for the trucks, so a human driver is needed to drive through them. They are also needed to get into the receiver and back into the docks to get unloaded.

Uber has expanded their business into self-driving trucks, and is making great progress. Since almost all semis use the highway to get their freight to the delivery, self-driving trucks that can do the long stretches on the highways are getting more and more attention from both trucking companies and freight brokerages. Once companies like Uber can ensure the safety of other drivers and the cargo, they will get much more support from different states.

Freight brokerages and trucking companies will have to implement a system where the load paperwork can be done without having a driver present. This is not a problem yet since there is still a need for drivers to be in the trucks, but if they ever become fully operational without a human, then tracking systems and other checks will have to adapt to the new market. free HitCounter