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Originally Posted by Fiat_Lux
The current projected starting date for cross-country driverless 18 wheelers is 1 January 2020. The biggest non-technical hurdle is insurance, not government regulations.
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That's a lot sooner than I would've hoped for.
Have a reference handy?
(Just curious about the details, not doubting. Pilot runs, etc.)
The train stuff doesn't have to be out of Seattle, though. The "Amazon Air" cargo operation is being run out of Ohio. And the Prime Air research is moving faster in the UK. Amazon is pretty decentralized, what with all those distribution centers scattered all over. They seem to be developing a multilayer transport system using planes, trucks, drones, and probably trains in some fashion.
http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/11/24/94248/
They're not standing still waiting for competitors to catch up; not in ebooks, and not in logistics.