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Automated truck accidents are becoming an increasing concern as self-driving and semi-autonomous commercial vehicles are tested on public highways alongside everyday drivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As trucking and technology companies promote automation as the future of transportation, the reality is that these systems are still experimental and when they fail, the consequences can be catastrophic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike closed testing environments, public roads present unpredictable variables: human drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, construction zones, weather changes, and sudden traffic events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Automated truck accidents are becoming an increasing concern as self-driving and semi-autonomous commercial vehicles are tested on public highways alongside everyday drivers.\u00a0 As trucking and technology companies promote automation as the future of transportation, the reality is that these systems are still experimental and when they fail, the consequences can be catastrophic. 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