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Baird analyst Benjamin Hartford says all leading trucking companies are experimenting with autonomous truck technology.
"UPS would be the most logical. I know they have looked at the possibility," Hartford told IBD.
UPS already employs driver-assistance systems on many trucks, but says full autonomy is further off, with regulation being a key issue.
Truck drivers are in short supply now, and self-driving trucks would fill that gap. But if large numbers of self-driving trucks roll out -- with no human in the cab -- Teamsters and other unions would likely resist.
Baird analyst Benjamin Hartford says all leading trucking companies are experimenting with autonomous truck technology.
"UPS would be the most logical. I know they have looked at the possibility," Hartford told IBD.
UPS already employs driver-assistance systems on many trucks, but says full autonomy is further off, with regulation being a key issue.
Truck drivers are in short supply now, and self-driving trucks would fill that gap. But if large numbers of self-driving trucks roll out -- with no human in the cab -- Teamsters and other unions would likely resist.