Bill allowing self-driving cars and trucks in Kentucky is nearing final passage

비바카지노 Viva맥스카지노�S MARK VANDERHOFF EXPLAINS. THE FUTURE IS NOW, AND SUPPORTERS OF HOUSE BILL SEVEN SAY THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, BUT THERE WERE ALSO SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS RAISED HERE IN FRANKFORT. SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY NOT JUST IN URBAN AREAS, BUT IN RURAL AREAS. REPRESENTATIVE JOSH BRAY SAYS SELF-DRIVING CARS COULD HELP THE DISABLED AND ELDERLY, WHO CAN맥스카지노�T DRIVE THEMSELVES AND HELP SOLVE THE SHORTAGE OF TRUCK DRIVERS. IT맥스카지노�S MAINLY USED TO GET PRODUCT FROM A DISTRIBUTION HUB TO A SPECIFIC SPOT OR A SPECIFIC RETAILER, AND IT맥스카지노�S DONE. YOU KNOW THE SHIFTS, IT맥스카지노�S DONE DURING SHIFTS THAT ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE CURRENTLY FILLED. UNDER HOUSE BILL SEVEN, SELF-DRIVING CARS WOULD BE REGULATED BY THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET. BUT SOME SAY THE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT YET ROAD READY. A QUICK, VERY QUICK GOOGLE OF ACCIDENT RATES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WHILE I WAS SITTING BACK IN THE AUDIENCE, SHOWS 9.1 ACCIDENTS FOR EVERY MILLION MILES TRAVELED. THAT IS ABOUT DOUBLE WHAT HUMAN DRIVERS HAVE. HOUSE BILL SEVEN CURRENTLY REQUIRES A HUMAN DRIVER IN AUTONOMOUS SEMI TRUCKS WEIGHING MORE THAN 62,000 POUNDS FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, BUT THE AFLC CIO IS PUSHING FOR HUMAN DRIVERS IN ALL SELF-DRIVING CARS AND TRUCKS FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, WITH UPS ANNOUNCING 12,000 NEW LAYOFFS AND COMPANIES PUSHING FOR THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. OUR MEMBERS FEAR THAT THEY TOO MAY LOSE THEIR JOBS, HEALTH CARE, RETIREMENT AND JEOPARDIZE PUBLIC SAFETY ON KENTUCKY HIGHWAYS WITH SELF-DRIVING TECHNOLOGY IMPROVING AT A RAPID PACE, BRAY SAYS SAFETY CONCERNS ARE BEING ADDRESSED. WE맥스카지노�VE SEEN THESE DEPLOYED ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. OUR NEIGHBORS IN TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA, STATES LIKE FLORIDA AND TEXAS, THEY맥스카지노�VE NOT HAD ISSUES IN THE END, HOUSE BILL SEVEN PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE AND IT COULD SOON RECEIVE A FINA

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Supporters say autonomous vehicles will bring new freedom to the disabled and those who can't drive while helping companies that struggle to find truck drivers. But critics fear a tide of job losses and question how safe they are.Despite the debate, self-driving cars and trucks appear to be headed for Kentucky's roads.House Bill 7, which would allow and regulate autonomous vehicles, passed out of a Senate committee on Thursday, paving the way for a final vote on the Senate floor. "Something like this will provide opportunities, not just in urban areas, but in rural areas," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon. Since the bill was first introduced, Bray has added a clause requiring a human inside autonomous semi trucks weighing more than 62,000 pounds until July 2026.But representatives from the Teamsters, a union that represents truck drivers, say that excludes many heavy and dangerous trucks. They want a human in all autonomous vehicles for their first two years on Kentucky's roads. "With UPS announcing 12,000 new layoffs and companies pushing for autonomous vehicles, our members fear that they, too, may lose their jobs, healthcare, retirement and jeopardize public safety on Kentucky roads," said Christian Hicks, of the Local 651 Teamsters union, which represents drivers for the UPS facility in London, Kentucky. That conciliation is unlikely to be made. With a committee vote of 8-2 recommending passage of the bill, HB 7 appears poised for final passage as is.

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Supporters say autonomous vehicles will bring new freedom to the disabled and those who can't drive while helping companies that struggle to find truck drivers.

But critics fear a tide of job losses and question how safe they are.

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Despite the debate, self-driving cars and trucks appear to be headed for Kentucky's roads.

House Bill 7, which would allow and regulate autonomous vehicles, passed out of a Senate committee on Thursday, paving the way for a final vote on the Senate floor.

"Something like this will provide opportunities, not just in urban areas, but in rural areas," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon.

Since the bill was first introduced, Bray has added a clause requiring a human inside autonomous semi trucks weighing more than 62,000 pounds until July 2026.

But representatives from the Teamsters, a union that represents truck drivers, say that excludes many heavy and dangerous trucks. They want a human in all autonomous vehicles for their first two years on Kentucky's roads.

"With UPS announcing 12,000 new layoffs and companies pushing for autonomous vehicles, our members fear that they, too, may lose their jobs, healthcare, retirement and jeopardize public safety on Kentucky roads," said Christian Hicks, of the Local 651 Teamsters union, which represents drivers for the UPS facility in London, Kentucky.

That conciliation is unlikely to be made.

With a committee vote of 8-2 recommending passage of the bill, HB 7 appears poised for final passage as is.

Bill allowing self-driving cars and trucks in Kentucky is nearing final passage

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