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Highlights
00:48 — There’s a supply chain crunch caused, in part, by trucking labor shortages and equipment underutilization. Recently, there have been three developments in the self-driving car and trucking business.
01:10 — BMW announced its new 7-series is a Level 3 autonomous passenger vehicle. Tesla and Cadillac are Level 2+. Level-3 is full hands-off and even eyes off under certain circumstances.
01:40 — While this isn’t legal in the United States, this exemplifies how technology is still pushing forward.
01:55 — An autonomous ‘Cruise’ car, owned by a division of General Motors, was pulled over by San Francisco police…and then it drove away! This first ‘autonomous car chase’ opens up discussions about liability and legality.
02:55 — Kodiak Robotics and US Xpress are running Level 4 semis between Texas cities, and now between Dallas and Atlanta with a safety driver…for now.
03:25 — CXO and BoD members: Plan for 100% asset utilization and relief from driver shortages—and even other staff shortages.
03:40 — Look in your rearview mirror: there’s probably a self-driving car, truck, or train behind you! Be prepared and plan your environment so you can take care of the regulatory and legal compliance issues and be ready as soon as the technology is able to be integrated.
