Despite many early setbacks, self-driving developers and manufacturers are continuing to truck toward a driverless future for the logistics industry.
Self-driving semi start-up Aurora recently announced a partnership with tech giant NVIDIA with the goal of launching its new tech in Texas some time in Q2This would put them ahead of everyone, even Tesla, which has yet to project a date for the release of their self-driving software for their new electric semi.
This is the billion dollar question, and the answer isn't yet clear. While self-driving companies continue to push their solutions as a safer alternative to human drivers, many auto industry professionals and politicians think the technology is too dangerous to deploy in its current state. Public opinion is mixed as well. Regardless of the safety statistics, many people are scared to share the roads with autonomous vehicles, particularly ones as massive as a fully loaded semi.
It seems self-driving auto makers still have a long way to go, and likely lots of red tape to cross as legislation concerning autonomous vehicles ramps up.
We don't foresee autonomous trucks taking over the roads in 2025, but that being said, the industry is certainly worth keeping an eye on in the coming months and years.