Senate committee advances bill requiring human oversight in heavy autonomous trucks
The Senate Transportation & Energy Committee voted 5–3 to send House Bill 1286 to Appropriations. The bill would require a properly endorsed commercial driver to sit in the cab of autonomous commercial motor vehicles over 26,001 pounds, with a five‑year sunset; state agencies urged a regulatory alternative while unions and drivers pressed safety and job arguments.
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House Bill 1286, a proposal to require a certified commercial driver in the cab of certain autonomous commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), was advanced by the Senate Transportation & Energy Committee on a 5–3 vote, sending the bill to the Committee on Appropriations.
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