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DOT loosens rules for driverless trucks

Erika Beras Oct 5, 2018
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DOT loosens rules for driverless trucks

Erika Beras Oct 5, 2018
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The Department of Transportation said in its new autonomous vehicle guidelines Thursday that a human driver doesn’t necessarily have to be in the driver’s seat of a commercial motor vehicle. That means an artificial intelligence system could potentially drive a truck. What could this mean for the trucking industry?

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