Yes, as I said earlier, it's about maximizing profit. It's done by sacrificing working Americans, which, in effect, sacrifices families who are the building blocks of civilization.
Not necessarily. It's the freight companies' ultimate decision to embrace the job-displacing technology. If one company chooses this AI capital to move freight, that doesn't necessarily require a competitor to do it. The service to move freight will not be made any cheaper by this AI. The only difference is more profit made for the freight companies who won't have to pay labor costs for skilled truck drivers. A freight company that doesn't embrace this tech can still compete in the industry by charging the same price for its service, but they won't pocket as much money as the freight company who uses AI. In the short term, however, the freight company choosing AI will incur much more costs because of the capital equipment expenditures of autonomous trucks.
Do not be naive in thinking that a freight company, or any company, will pass the savings to the consumer when they don't have to pay labor costs anymore.
It's no different than a company outsourcing its American manufacturing jobs to China. The consumer doesn't see a cheaper price in the good that was formerly made in the USA. The only difference is more profit for shareholders, Wall St., & the top execs in the company who give themselves huge raises and bonuses.
I agree that it's the freight companies who will make the decision as to what trucks they use. Yes, initial expenditures by freight companies for AI trucks will be high. But I was thinking about the truck manufacturing companies, which I have been commenting on, rather than freight companies. I think that it may be a good idea to have electric trucks, by Tesla. It may help to lesson dependence on foreign oil, and therefore there may be fewer wars.
You're right about the freight companies probably passing on their higher costs for AI (or Tesla) trucks. Both companies will charge a lot for their trucks, no doubt. I think that Paccar trucks are made here in the USA, mainly in Texas, I think. I would think the same about Tesla trucks, but I'm not sure about that. American made products are often more expensive than Chinese goods.
On the other hand, I'm not a fan of corporations in the first place. Better to have higher taxes for large companies, and little to no taxes for small companies, though it's the larger companies that can afford the innovations. Not that innovation is always good.
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