Why not operate trucks like drones?<p>Why does the driver need to sit <i>in</i> the vehicle all the time? Have rotating drivers, no need for rest times of the machine enforced by the limitations of the human body operating it.<p>You can then gradually phase in auto-pilot modes on highways, so that one operator is responsible for multiple vehicles. Already happening in combat drone space.<p>As they&#x27;re not transporting passengers it is an easier sell.<p>Semi-autonomous drones with remote pilots&#x2F;drivers&#x2F;captains should change the game in trucking, shipping and freight trains.