All about those multiple blunt scenarios ya dig ? <| sep |> I own my truck and am leased to a large carrier . I pull a flatbed trailer . I have picked up loads that GPS can ' t find and I ' m sure everyone else has as well . I do not see a full automated flatbed truck ever . Ever . Who will take responsibility of load securement and tarping ? Not the shipper , if they wanted that responsibility then they would have there own trucks too . Would there be independent contractors that sign off on secure tarped loads ? If so , how much will they get paid ? Because they will have to operate under a business with insurance , and tax identification . Just think if a tarp flies off and causes a wreck and the load is ruined . The point I ' m trying to make is that the drivers already do all of these things for free melton pays $ 40 for tarp . Big companies will gain nothing from having complete automated trucks because they still have to pay someone to do the things the driver already does for free call for specific directions , securement . There is a company that is building these automated driving systems to retrofit older trucks which I ' m really interested in . If I had one of these when hos is waived for these trucksand operate under my own authority , I could make a shit ton of money . This is what I ' m really interested in , using this technology to my advantage . But as it stands , there ' s no way a carrier with automated trucks that are replaced every 4 yrs can haul cheaper than i can with my old freightliner century . With that said I ' m really tired of seeing this topic being brought up but I always feel compelled to share my opinion as if it will change anything .