cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Businesswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down15
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minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoBet that semi trucks are more expensive due to road damage and congestion alone.
minus-squaremriguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoYes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.
minus-squaretwopi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 hours agoPrivatize gains, socialize losses. The CapitalistTM way!
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoEfficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoWhat you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.
Bet that semi trucks are more expensive due to road damage and congestion alone.
Yes, but that’s all subsidized by taxpayers, so it’s more expensive overall but cheaper for YOU.
Privatize gains, socialize losses. The CapitalistTM way!
Efficiency, pollution too (even when electric, because tires and break dust are a thing)
What you don’t get is that trucks last less and consume more, therefore it’s better for the robber barons.