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Driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston.
Self-driving technologycontinued to garner attention after over a decade of hype, especially from auto companies like Tesla, GM and others that have poured billions into the tech. Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, had an autonomous trucking arm but dismantled it in 2023 to focus on its self-driving ride-hailing services. Earlier this year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rejected a petition from autonomous driving companies Waymo and Aurora seeking to replace traditional warning devices used when a truck broke down with cab-mounted beacons.
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