self-driving trucks An artificial intelligence system could constitute a "driver" under federal trucking rules in a bid to ease barriers to the technology. (Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, "Preparing for the Future of Transportation," Automated Vehicles 3.0.)

(Bloomberg) – The U.S. Transportation Department has given a boost to companies working on automated long-haul trucks, saying an artificial intelligence system could constitute a "driver" under federal trucking rules in a bid to ease barriers to the technology.

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