"In LA, the drugs came through the ports and were shipped by truck to a distribution center. That place was like this, just a long, empty box where the trucks parked, recharged, and were loaded. These plates"—he nodded at the induction pad—"were scratched to hell. They’re just loops of metal encased in ceramic and linked to the power grid. The autonomous system just rolls the wagon over it, no need to connect. They’re covered in ceramic for protection, as the floor tolerances are all over the place. If the trucks are loaded, they scrape the pads as they enter and exit. After two years, they looked like barcodes."