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by kissickas 3276 days ago
But higher prices would also encourage Amazon to invest more in automating their fleet, at which point the market will collapse.
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If Amazon invests in their own self-driving fleet, the whole discussion is basically moot. If instead (and maybe more likely) there are a small number of carriers who have invested in big fleets of self-driving trucks and Walmart/Amazon blackballs any carrier who works with the other side they would still be limiting the supply side of the market and have to pay more.
Money isn't the thing that prevents self-driving trucks from becoming a reality.