Autonomous Trucks
The insurance industry today calculates premiums based on drivers’ experience, noted Andrew Roth, director of insurance with Koop Technologies. “With AVs [autonomous vehicles] removing the driver out of the vehicle the expectation is that the behavior is going to change. It requires a lot of communication with the developers themselves.”Einride’s autonomous pods even forsake traditional truck cabs. “Product liability cases are not easy to litigate.”Daimler Truck and its independent Torc Robotics subsidiary, have Level 4 autonomous vehicles on the road. “Trailer technology right now is lagging pretty far behind truck technology,” he said.