WHY DO WE THINK THE AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING IS GOING TO REPLACE THE CONVENTIOacrarcrcaarcNAL Wada METHOD

A self-driving electric semi truck compares AMAZINGLY well to a conventional semi.

So…

• Self driving eliminates 36% of the cost which is driver’s wages.
• Electricity is about 7 times cheaper than diesel right now…so 24% drops to around 3%.
• Repairs and maintenance are going to be a hell of a lot lower - so 7% drops to maybe 2%.
• Since (as far as we can tell) self-driving vehicles are about 12 times safer than human-driven vehicles - insurance should drop dramatically.
• The cost of an electric truck will be much higher - but it’ll also last longer - so that’s probably a wash.

But we cut 36% + 21% + 5% from the cost - which adds up to 62% reduction in costs.

But a self-driven truck can drive 24/7 with only charging stops every 400 to 500 miles - so over long distances, your goods get where they’re going MUCH faster.

What company would turn down the opportunity to cut their shipping costs to a THIRD of what they are now? This is SUCH an obvious change - the only limiting factor will be the rate at which manufacturers can churn them out.