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We're hitting the open road.
There are an estimated 3.5 million freight drivers in the U.S., according to the American Trucking Association.
But some of those big rigs could soon be going driverless. Automated 18-wheelers are already hauling freight in Dallas.
What's being done to keep those of us sharing the road with these road-bots safe?
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There are an estimated 3.5 million freight drivers in the U.S., according to the American Trucking Association.
But some of those big rigs could soon be going driverless. Automated 18-wheelers are already hauling freight in Dallas.
What's being done to keep those of us sharing the road with these road-bots safe?
Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
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We're hitting the open road.
There are an estimated 3.5 million freight drivers in the U.S., according to the American Trucking Association.
But some of those big rigs could soon be going driverless. Automated 18-wheelers are already hauling freight in Dallas.
What's being done to keep those of us sharing the road with these road-bots safe?
Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
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There are an estimated 3.5 million freight drivers in the U.S., according to the American Trucking Association.
But some of those big rigs could soon be going driverless. Automated 18-wheelers are already hauling freight in Dallas.
What's being done to keep those of us sharing the road with these road-bots safe?
Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
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