Steve Viscelli is a former truck driver and now an economic sociologist at University of Pennsylvania studying freight transportation, including autonomous trucks. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS:

Steve’s Website: https://www.steveviscelli.com/ (https://www.steveviscelli.com/)

Big Rig (book): https://amzn.to/3EbaofP (https://amzn.to/3EbaofP)

Will Robotic Trucks Be “Sweatshops on Wheels?” (article): https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO (https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO)

Johnny Cash – All I Do Is Drive (song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEHoagHlqrE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEHoagHlqrE)

Steve’s Penn Gazette Interview: https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV (https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV)

More Information on Automated Trucking: http://www.driverlessreport.org/ (http://www.driverlessreport.org/)

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:36) – Ethnography

(19:49) – Challenges of driving a truck

(38:28) – Trucking industry: State of affairs

(1:11:33) – Future of autonomous trucks

(1:37:49) – Solving the automated truck dilemma

(2:09:44) – Role of society in automated trucking

(2:36:53) – Tesla and revolutionizing the trucking industry

(2:56:33) – Hope and final thoughts