I think the major bottleneck for autonomous commercial trucks will be regulatory hurdles. Although these trucks will likely be safer than human drivers in the aggregate stats, the catastrophic consequences of individual accidents will be hard to stomach for many people. When semis crash on the highway around other human drivers there can be numerous deaths and hours of highway shutdowns. These aren't average fender benders. Regulatory agencies could be swayed politically to severely limit autonomous trucking permits, at least within city limits.
I think the major bottleneck for autonomous commercial trucks will be regulatory hurdles. Although these trucks will likely be safer than human drivers in the aggregate stats, the catastrophic consequences of individual accidents will be hard to stomach for many people. When semis crash on the highway around other human drivers there can be numerous deaths and hours of highway shutdowns. These aren't average fender benders. Regulatory agencies could be swayed politically to severely limit autonomous trucking permits, at least within city limits.
very possible indeed!