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When Will Dark Warehouses Become Common?

Forbes contributor Steve Banker questions when dark warehouses—fully autonomous facilities without human workers—will become common, noting that autonomous semis are nearing widespread highway use but warehouse automation lags behind.

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When Will Dark Warehouses Become Common?
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By Steve Banker, ContributorSource:

Forbes InnovationWe are not far from having fully autonomous semis on the highway in great numbers. But what about the warehouse? How fast will we see dark warehouses at scale?

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