Reshaping supply chains and the future of transportation: Embark’s autonomous trucks
Embark Trucks, an autonomous trucking startup, has just gone public in a SPAC merger valued at about $5 billion (Nasdaq: EMBK) – just as a shortage of truck drivers has emerged as a key contributor to supply chain disruptions.
So speaking to Alex Rodrigues, Embark’s founder and CEO, two questions come top of mind: Can autonomous trucks make supply chains more efficient and resilient? Unsurprisingly, he believes they will. But then, if someone today wanted to become a truck driver, what would be his advice? His second answer is more surprising: