Right now we see a lot of interest in
self-driving cars. We see of course Google
has its self-driving cars, and Uber's
really very interested in getting into
that market. But really I think where
most of the action is going to be is in trucks.
This can really raise the productivity of truck driving
tremendously. Because right now truck
drivers are limited to driving 11 hours
a day or 60 hours a week. With self
driving trucks they're going to be able to
roll 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Now in an age of online shopping,
this could impact every single component
of the economy. Over the long term
there's really no reason to believe
why self-driving trucks couldn't get going
without drivers, and then you're talking
about replacement of millions and
millions of humans. So there could be a
lot of people up in arms about this.
