Autonomous trucks not the cure-all some suggest, OOIDA says


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Notification by motor carriers operating Level 4 or 5 automated driving system-equipped commercial motor vehicles. “Due to various safety and operational concerns, OOIDA opposes the concept of remotely operated commercial motor vehicles,” the Association wrote. “Level 4 or 5 ADS-equipped CMVs should be at least subject to pre-trip and post-trip inspections similar to the processes currently outlined in the regulations,” OOIDA wrote. “This should be a basic function of the vehicle, no matter the cost,” OOIDA wrote. “The potential of autonomous vehicles on the nation’s highways invites more questions than answers,” OOIDA wrote.