Is the future of trucking self-driving big rigs?

Companies are testing autonomous big rigs on highways in Texas right now. The goal is to replace human truck drivers for at least some routes.

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AI is making lots of people wonder whether technology will take our jobs. Well, truck drivers, they’ve been wondering that for a while. Yesterday, we reported on how technology can make big rigs easier to drive. Today, we gave you the flip side. Could tech take humans out of the driver’s seat altogether? NPR’s Camila Domonoske takes us for a ride through Texas in a driverless

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