iHubSchlub, excellent post. Do you think Amazon's focus on autonomous vehicles; e.g. Zoox, 1.2B, is influencing, maybe even clouding its future delivery contracts? I've seen companies get so enamored with the latest, sexiest technology that they stumble repeatedly. However, makes ya wonder about the possibility of TLSS leasing AVs, as they're now called. Makes ya also wonder about the mother duck and her flock trying to cross the road.
In 2018, Bezos’ company spent $27 billion on worldwide shipping, in addition to extending its own fleet of planes, oceanic vessels, trucks, and unmanned rovers.
Possible technological obstacles for automated cars are (long list):
Artificial Intelligence is still not able to function properly in chaotic inner-city environments.