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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/
  Big Rig (book): https://amzn.to/3EbaofP
  Will Robotic Trucks Be “Sweatshops on Wheels?” (article): https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO
  Johnny Cash - All I Do Is Drive (song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEHoagHlqrE
  Steve’s Penn Gazette Interview: https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV
  More Information on Automated Trucking: http://www.driverlessreport.org/
  
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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (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

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