Forget Cars, For One Spaniard The Autonomous Future Is Forklifts

Batteries for mobile robots, also known as an AGV or automated guided vehicle, charge before use inside the Automatismos y Sistemas de Transporte Interno S.A.U. (ASTI) factory in Madrigalejo del Monte, Spain, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. While tech companies from Alphabet Inc. to Uber Technologies Inc. are scrambling to make self-driving cars, far less attention is paid to other, less-sexy types of vehicles, opening a niche for companies like Asti, whose vehicles are used for moving a range of goods, from large packs of food boxes to 30 ton airplane parts. Photographer: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg via Getty Images