Despite the demise of actual human drivers, the truck companies kept outfitting their rigs with two seats and a sleeper, an uncanny reminder of a world that was no more—just in case this whole AI thing was a fad and humans were to someday rise to take all their jobs back from the machines. The one-horse town of Ronan was quiet. Its traffic lights blinked orange, signaling through traffic not to bother stopping—nothing doin’ here.