&gt; Would it still be an advanced net if you had humans in the trucks as a &#x27;backup&#x27;, with the autonomous driving doing 90% of the &#x27;boring&#x27; driving down the highways? Humans would still drive the last mile (ha!).<p>You&#x27;re exhibiting the AI effect [0]. Could you program the software that makes vehicles drive around &quot;boring&quot; roads? Of course it&#x27;s advanced.<p>&gt; I can see self driving vehicles happening a lot sooner than I previously expected. Like 20 years sooner.<p>Self driving vehicles are already a thing. They&#x27;re driving around the bay are all the time [1]. They&#x27;ll be &quot;happening&quot; in the delivery market much sooner than 20 years, like in the next 5. The state of California has already started the regulatory process [2].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;AI_effect#AI_is_whatever_hasn.27t_been_done_yet" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;AI_effect#AI_is_whatever_hasn....</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;search?q=self+driving+vehicle+spotted" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;search?q=self+driving+vehicle+spotted</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dmv.ca.gov&#x2F;portal&#x2F;dmv&#x2F;detail&#x2F;vr&#x2F;autonomous&#x2F;auto" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dmv.ca.gov&#x2F;portal&#x2F;dmv&#x2F;detail&#x2F;vr&#x2F;autonomous&#x2F;auto</a>