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A $20B drone valuation, zero long-haul freight moved
Zipline's talks value it near $20B, but that money chases last-mile parcel and medical drops, not truckload freight. Big number, narrow lane — it says more about investor appetite for anything labeled "autonomous" than about freight capacity. Meanwhile the actually hard problem — hauling real truckloads predictably with autonomy — is still stuck in pilot mode;… — sources — Story: www.ttnews.com/articles/zipline-seeks-20b-val… Related: [1] www.freightwaves.com/news/autonomous-freight-… [2] www.ttnews.com/articles/house-dera-funding [3] www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-procurement…