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"Yes, but how will it handle in the real world?" is the first question many truckers ask when they hear about the latest advancements in self-driving truck technology.

As the debate over the safety of autonomous driving heats up, Arizona police have released dash cam video from a self-driving Uber car involved in a fatal crash with a pedestrian earlier this week. The crash happened...

The controversial self-driving truck regulations may see Congressional action this year. Lawmakers Mull Autonomous Truck Legislation According to Bloomberg Government, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo) wants to start taking on the task of legislating self-driving commercial vehicles either this...

Suncor Energy has announced that it will eliminate approximately 400 full time positions at mining sites in northern Alberta as they deploy a fleet of 150 autonomous trucks over the next few years. Layoffs To Begin In...

Next week, the U.S. Senate will be holding a hearing to explore the benefits and roadblocks that automated driving technology will bring to trucking. The hearing, titled "Transportation Innovation: Automated Trucks and our Nation's Highways", is slated...

This week Google revealed that it is the latest company to join in the self-driving truck technology race, testing out its autonomous vehicle technology on a single class 8 truck at an undisclosed location in California. Google Roadtesting...

A new self-driving truck startup -- this one helmed by two 21 year olds -- has entered the market today, unveiling technology that they say will turn transform truck runs from long hauls into short jaunts. This...

A recently published article in Paste Magazine argues that if President Donald Trump allows self-driving trucks to put human drivers out of work, he could have a seriously tough time being re-elected. Paste: Trump Cannot Stop Self-Driving...

The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog has issued a formal complaint with the California DMV asking that they put a stop to Otto's "illegal testing of self-driving trucks." Consumer Watchdog's complaint against Otto asserts that the company's testing...

A new report suggests that "driverless" truck maker Otto deliberately defied Nevada regulations when they tested one of their vehicles on I-80 back in May. According to a report from Backchannel, Otto was aware that the Nevada...

Ohio transportation officials have announced that a "driverless" Otto semi truck will be traveling on public roads in regular traffic today. The Otto truck will make a 35 mile test run on U.S. Route 33 between Dublin...

This video shows how minor human errors during driving lead to huge traffic backups -- and it says that self-driving cars are the answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6tR_Em6eMw Video Credit: CGP Grey