Aurora Innovation Challenges Truck Warning

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Aurora takes feds to court over safety rules as it nears self-driving truck launch | TechCrunch

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Court of Appeals denied Aurora 's request to be exempt from safety requirements.

Aurora Innovation plans to launch a fully autonomous commercial trucking operation in April .

The case highlights a longstanding tension between AV companies seeking to commercialize their technology and safety standards designed for humans.

AV industry stakeholders, including the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association , called the agency’s 52-year-old safety requirements outdated.

“You would be surprised, especially in a place like Texas , where it’s pitch dark, there’s no ambient light, there’s no light pollution, in the middle of the desert, how much a 53-foot trailer can hide on the shoulder, and you never see it until you’re passing it,” Griffin said. “If you hit the back end of a semi, you’re probably not surviving, even if you’re in another semi. So why take the chance?”.

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