I do notice you are avoiding my central point:<p>With railroads, there is not an economic incentive for automation.<p>One commentator suggested that driverless trucks would have to be separated from human drivers. Railroads have this thing called &quot;tracks&quot;<p>Another suggested the wonderful advantage of a driverless truck not getting into accidents. Railroads have an excellent safety record.<p>Driverless trucks as a way to reduce the need to spend money on humans. Railroads need only 2 humans for 100+ unit train that is equivalent to 300 or so trucks. ( 1 railcar = 3 truckloads <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chrobinson.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;us&#x2F;Logistics&#x2F;Intermodal-Rail&#x2F;Carload&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chrobinson.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;us&#x2F;Logistics&#x2F;Intermodal-Rail&#x2F;C...</a> )<p>Trains are 10x more ( <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;grist.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;freight-trains-19th-century-technology-due-for-a-21st-century-revival&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;grist.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;freight-trains-19th-century-technol...</a> ) more energy efficient than trucks.<p>What is the economic model to use driverless trucks? Sure the trucking industry will push for this. But the railroad industry has so many natural advantages.