Topic: Self Driving Truck

Anheuser-Busch completes the first commercial delivery using a self-driving truck, hauling Budweiser beer 120 miles across Colorado. John C. Dvorak questions the efficiency of the technology, noting that a human driver is still required to be on board and perform the actual delivery of the beer to the customer. The show concludes with a final celebration of the ninth anniversary and a look forward to the tenth year of broadcasting.

The transition to automated, driverless trucks is predicted to happen before passenger cars, potentially displacing millions of truck drivers. The hosts anticipate a propaganda campaign highlighting truck accidents and "rogue" drivers to build public support for robot-controlled logistics. They discuss how infrastructure will be prioritized for these automated fleets, effectively marginalizing the "backbone of the country."

The hosts discuss the arrival of the China-to-Spain freight train and the logistics of trans-continental rail travel. They reference a lecture at Autodesk regarding the efficiency of trucks versus trains for distribution. The segment explores the cost-benefit analysis of different transportation methods in global commerce.