Amid a severe driver shortage, a new study says 90% of long-haul trucking could be replaced by self-driving.
Several startups are betting on the robots, including TuSimple, a San Diego, Calif.-based company that says its self-driving systems reduce fuel consumption by as much as 10%. In December, the company removed its human chaperones on an 80-mile stretch of road between Phoenix and Tucson. ( It plans to start deliveries in large swaths of the country without human drivers by the end of next year.
Several startups are betting on the robots, including TuSimple, a San Diego, Calif.-based company that says its self-driving systems reduce fuel consumption by as much as 10%. In December, the company removed its human chaperones on an 80-mile stretch of road between Phoenix and Tucson. ( It plans to start deliveries in large swaths of the country without human drivers by the end of next year.