• @CmdrShepard
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    11 year ago

    I disagree that it’s that big of a deal. The real sticking point with autonomous driving is whether vehicles can actually complete the route successfully. Charging and range can be fixed with more batteries as semis have lots of capacity for weight and space.

    • BanditMcDougal
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      11 year ago

      The amount of goods that can be shipped and how much it costs to ship them is a massive part of this.

      Vehicles have weight restrictions in a lot of regions. Everything you have to put into creating locomotion takes away from the transportation capacity. If the transportation capacity is too low, the investment into non-fossil fuel transportation of goods won’t be made as rapidly by companies.