Federal Regulators Tout Autonomous Vehicles’ Potential Benefits

Commercial vehicles utilizing automated technology have the potential to increase highway safety and provide a boost to the economy, the country’s top trucking regulator said June 19.

“This may very well be one of the tools that will lead us to safer roadways,” Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Ray Martinez said during a forum on autonomous vehicles at the University of Michigan’s Mcity, a research and testing site.

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