Autonomous spotlight: Bot Auto narrowing cost per mile

Autonomous trucking has real-world operations today—and the developers have bold plans for commercialization within the next two years. This week, the Fleet Lead's Jeremy Wolfe is hosting interviews with four of the industry's autonomous developers. Bot Auto operates its own autonomous truck fleet to pursue a transportation-as-a-service model, vying for the business of shippers and brokers. The company is focused on minimizing its cost per mile, achieving costs significantly below its competitors. Xiaodi Hou, Bot Auto's founder and CEO, joins the Fleet Lead to talk about the state of autonomous trucking. Timestamps: 0:34 - Benefits of autonomous technology 2:24 - Challenges to autonomous operation 6:41 - The history of Bot Auto 8:43 - The "Transportation as a Service" model 11:27 - Cost per mile compared to competitors 16:32 - Bot Auto's active truck fleet 19:58 - Texas partnerships 22:54 - Bot Auto's future roadmap