Well even Germany isn&#x27;t going to start with self-driving trucks driving everywhere. Every country has standardization problems... in Germany there are ancient towns with arches that trucks can&#x27;t go under (and not all of them are marked). In the US we have inconsistent&#x2F;missing signs, dense urban areas built for small cars, and all kinds of crazy human driving.<p>My guess is actually opposite of yours though. I think short distance trucking will come last, with long-haul interstate trucking coming first. Short distances don&#x27;t really need an automated truck... the trucker just gets in, drives, and arrives. Automating&#x2F;standardizing loading&#x2F;unloading would be great but automating the driver is less of a win.<p>On the hand, take interstates. Trucker gets in and drives for upward a few days with multiple mandated stops for naps&#x2F;food... afaik, it takes 3 days to safely drive from SF to NY because of those stops. Now imagine a self-driving truck where the driver is only responsible for first&#x2F;last-mile driving and refueling... done in 48 hours flat. 30% shorter transit time, plus whatever fuel&#x2F;insurance savings the AI driver generates. Not bad.