Comment on The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Business

• drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bet that semi trucks are more expensive due to road damage and congestion alone.

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  • mriguy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.

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    • twopi@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Privatize gains, socialize losses. The Capitalist^TM^ way!

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  • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Efficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)

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    • futatorius@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Something like 70% of transport-related particulate emissions (and microplastics) are from tire wear.

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  • futatorius@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve already commented on road damage, but yeah, trucking firms bear no costs for the congestion and other road hazards they bring with them. Society, as is so often the case, sucks up those externalities.

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    • drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There’s definitely direct economic damage here too beyond just repairs. It’s sniffles business growth because the infrastructure is unreliable.

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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.

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