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

• futatorius@lemm.ee ⁨21⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ 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 ⁨17⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ 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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• mriguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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

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• kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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

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  • futatorius@lemm.ee ⁨19⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

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

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• acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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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