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Old 11-18-2017, 02:03 PM   #72 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
I think you overestimate the effects of autonomous and ev semis on the market.

They will only penetrate a niche in a very small area of the country.

20 years from now, who knows but in the next 10 years I expect less to change than you think.
If 'platoon' driving gets the go-ahead,I think it will be an economic game-changer,even if nothing else is done to the rigs.
There is serious fuel savings,regardless of motive power source,making 'autonomous' capability very attractive in a life-cycle-cost analysis.
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