By Futurist Thomas Frey
The Long Goodbye of Long-Haul Trucking
The United States employs approximately 3.5 million truck drivers—one of the largest occupation categories in the country. Autonomous trucking technology is proven, economically compelling, and accelerating toward commercial deployment. The question isn’t whether truck drivers will be displaced, but when, how fast, and where they go afterward.
Let me walk you through the displacement timeline and the surprisingly logical career paths emerging for displaced truckers.
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