TECH & AI
“ At Uber Freight , we envisage a future where truck drivers and self-driving trucks connect long haul and local haul routes ”
MAZEN DANAF , SENIOR APPLIED SCIENTIST & ECONOMIST , UBER FREIGHT
“ At Uber Freight , we envision a bright future for the trucking industry ,” says Danaf , “ one where truck drivers and self-driving trucks connect long-haul and localhaul routes ”.
He adds that such a model “ will support the growth in truck freight demand , create safer roads , provide better truck-driving jobs , and make goods more affordable and available for everyone ”.
Danaf – who says his job is to “ simplify the movement of goods that help communities thrive ” – says that although the safety benefits of AV are widely welcomed , there remain unanswered questions around the effects of AV technology on the trucking industry in general , and on truck drivers in particular .
Uber Freight study into self-drive trucking To produce some clarity around this , Danaf recently authored an Uber Freight paper , called ‘ The future of self-driving technology in trucking ’.
In the paper , Danaf sets out to show why trucking is the fastest route to commercialising and scaling selfdriving technology . supplychaindigital . com 137