Will self driving trucks cause another recession?

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43. I was saying that as a joke. Obviously I hit a nerve.

Let me put it another way just for you. The vast majority of truckers on the road are nice courteous drivers (like most drivers are). The majority of intentional assholes on the highways are truckers.


OK, technically that last line isn't true. Police make up the majority of intentional assholes on highways. But truckers are somewhere far off in second in volume.




But to honestly answer your point, many drivers are just idiots (which should be obvious to most people). Other times smaller vehicles are already at max acceleration and simply can't get up to speed any faster, especially if the on ramp is at an incline or has a sharp curve. The only options at that point is to hope someone lets you on or slow down even farther and get onto the freeway way slower than is safe.

One thing I can say from personal observation. Many truckers are way more likely to get over and let another trucker on than they are to do the same for a small vehicle.