Dallas to Houston in 8 hours, no driver, no rest stop. Kodiak, Aurora and Torc run hub-to-hub autonomy nightly, saving $0.15/mile.
Trucks drive autonomously only between highway hubs outside cities; human drivers handle last-mile urban. This avoids complex downtown driving.
Impact: US truck driver shortage 80k; autonomy fills long-haul least popular routes first, not replacing jobs overnight.
SYLVIE PIPKIN