content: Right now there are two types of transport companies:  Those working publicly towards full automation rendering nearly their entire workforce obsolete Those working privately towards full automation rendering nearly their entire workforce obsolete  It'd be negligent for any [large] company involved in transport to not be actively pursuing it. Other companies are and that means they're going to be able to offer rock bottom prices and in many cases clearly better service as well. For instance a human truck driver is only legally allowed to drive a certain number of hours per day. This won't be an issue with AI drivers. AI based trucking companies will be able to offer faster delivery for cheaper. It doesn't look great what they're doing, but what else could you expect them to do? At least they're being up front.