You are obviously not involved in the transportation industry. Margins are TINY in trucking, and few companies are going to be willing to spend the millions required to automate, given the uncertainty of freight arriving intact at the destination. The variables involved are beyond comprehension for a programmer or sensor studio.
Then there is the problem of repair. Refueling. And especially changing and dropping trailers. Desk jockeys think that those trailers stay with the tractor. Wrong.
In my profession, loading and unloading are especially hazardous. Yes, my insurance is expensive. I have my own DOT authority, and am a stand alone trucking company. I deal with Fed and State regulation compliance on a daily basis. For you to sit there and tell me you can program a truck to automate the entire process us both hilarious and sad. Mostly, it shows how little you know about trucking. I can still write compilers if I have to for many systems. Can you drive a semi? I’ll bet not. Until then, you should atay behind your desk in your office and let us deliver EVERYTHING YOU USE IN LIFE.
It probably won’t cost million to implement, at some point any new engine you buy will be able to self drive. And think about how much better your profit margin gets when you no longer have to deal with driver rest laws, now your trucks can run 24 hours only stopping for gas (thus giving your offload supervisor (passenger) something to do).
It’s gonna happen. The question at this point is when not if. Keep your eyes and mind open because there’s a path to greatly improved profitability, especially for the guys ahead of the curve.
Then it's not a problem at all. I am only able to provide input from the side of computer control; your input from the side of an operator is appreciated!