Driverless Trucks are coming.  Our government and computer techies think that by removing humans from the equation, 80,000# vehicles will be safer traveling down the roads next to your and my family.  The government has put over $100M of OUR tax dollars into the development of autonomous semis, because they want to be the first country using this technology on the roads. At the same time, there are NO measurable safety metrics for these companies to follow.

They admit there will be "collateral damage"  A computer does not recognize the difference between a box and a school bus full of children.  Do you want your child or grandchild to be the collateral damage?  A well-trained driver will recognize a school bus and "take the ditch" to avoid killing another human being.  A computer has no compassion and is not programmed to "kill itself".  There are companies planning to remove drivers from behind the steering wheel by the end of this year.  

 WE THE PEOPLE, of the United States of America, being comprised of American Truck Drivers and Public Citizens , DEMAND our legislators protect our safety as we travel on the roadways of this great nation by proposing, creating, and enacting laws to require that no automated motor vehicle shall be operated in automatic mode, unless a person is occupying the driver’s seat of the vehicle, who is qualified and licensed by law to operate the vehicle, is trained in the operation of the automated motor vehicle and has the ability to monitor the vehicle and take control of its movements if necessary, 

We also require that all Level 4 and Level 5 Automated Commercial Vehicles MUST also be required to be equipped with a “black box” recording device, that shall be immediately turned over to NTSB and other safety officials at the time of any accident.