Autonomous Trucks
Brett Suma of Loadsmith has a vision of using autonomous trucks for the middle mile, using intelligent freight networks. And this model will allow shippers to leverage autonomous trucks for the long-haul lanes that are less desirable to many drivers. When looking at the commercial viability of autonomous trucking technology, where they are deployed is going to be critical. He believes this also will help address concerns from labor groups about autonomous trucking decimating driver jobs. “When you think about autonomous middle mile, and the need to break those loads into the first-mile pickup, the autonomous middle mile, and last-mile delivery.