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Self-Driving Startups Try to Turn Big Rigs Into Fuel-Sippers
Applying automation to heavy-duty trucks will yield more than just safety benefits.
An International truck using PlusDrive.
Source: Plus
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Throughout the last few years of self-driving vehicle development, robotaxis were the most exciting application to pursue.
Almost 60 cents of every dollar invested in the quest for self-driving vehicles went to companies that wanted to be in the business of moving people. Roughly 12 cents went to self-driving truck and delivery-robot companies, with the rest going to supporting technologies and specific parts of the self-driving technology stack.