[monkmartinez]

This really needs more attention/consideration. Self-driving anything seems like a ripe target, as the perceived "harm" is to a corporation not a human driver/operator. That is, theives will not have to hurt anyone to get the goods.

[topkai22]

This seems like it has already been "solved" by trains- moving targets are hard, cargo is anonymous, stationary targets are in semi-secured railyards, and shrinkage is part of the cost of doing business.

Who wants to hijack a truck and find its full of breakfast cereal?

[monkmartinez]

I would guess that a train is much harder to stop than a truck. Further, one can drive next to a truck and have people jump on the truck to do some "snooping." The "driver" is not going to freak out/swerve as the drone truck just keeps going towards its destination at a perfectly efficient speed, perfectly centered in the lane.

[gsnedders]

In plenty of places, you can stop a train simply by cutting the signal wire (because it will fail-safe).