This is what I've heard and seen myself, the worst part is you'll be laid off or put out to pasture in less than 10 years, probably half of American truckers will be replaced by self driving rigs in 5 years.
Automation revolution is about to finish off the american job market, try to think what you can do that can't be replaced by software and robots and what isn't dependant on the existence of a middle class.
Wish I had better answers for this shit myself.
The most we'll see in 10 years MIGHT be automated yard dogs jockeying trailers around private property from dock doors to yards. Final mile service is a long way off. Interstate driving is still a massive issue and it's the simplest thing we do. You can't teach an algorithm when it's ok to break the rules and when it's not. Machine learning is not there yet.
They automate trains and road trains in Australia already, the barrier to entry is corporate liability during real world exercises.
Trains are on tracks. Road trains do not maneuver in the same ways or environments as trucks in America do. Hell, you can't even run triples in most states. The barrier to entry is not liability, it's infrastructure and technology. I can't explain every nuance that will need to be address if you've never driven.
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