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Autonomous trucks may negatively affect truckers, at least temporarily according to FMCSA chief

Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves Acting Administrator Meera Joshi sees ‘major shift’ in trucker workforce How the move toward driverless trucks will affect the truck driver workforce is a challenge that must be addressed whether the timeline toward full automation ends up short or long, according to the nation’s top truck safety regulator. “We can argue about scope and timeline, but what we can’t argue about is that this a reality: There will be a major shift in

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Lawmakers warn of automation’s potential to replace drivers

"A U.S. Congressional committee responsible for funding federal transportation programs is calling on regulators to develop a “national strategy” to address drivers who could be displaced by autonomous vehicles (AVs)." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher Gallagher also wrote - "In a report published on June 3 explaining priorities set out in the initial draft of the transportation funding bill for fiscal year 2020, the House Appropriations Committee registere