Morgan Stanley on Thursday hailed plans by Tesla Inc to unveil a prototype of a self-driving semi-truck this September as a part of a plan to branch into the commercial transport industry.The firm said entering the market for Class 8 trucks — typically 18-wheelers — “make[s] a lot of sense — maybe even more sense than passengers cars.”Tesla Semi Steams Into The Semi Sector“The total addressable market is also quite large — if Tesla were to garner 10 percent of the new truck market in the US, we estimate it would be worth $2.5 billion in annual revenue or as many as 70,000 base Model 3s.”Trucking would also allow Tesla to enter the product services markets, perhaps even leasing the batteries.Read more