House bill shortens space between self-driving trucks

The Detroit News: Self-driving trucks would be allowed shorter distances between vehicles under legislation that has passed the Michigan House.

Lawmakers voted 64-44 Tuesday for the bill that would provide an exemption from Michigan’s requirement that trucks maintain sufficient space behind another truck or truck tractor – as long as the vehicle is part of an electronically linked group of self-driving trucks, also known as a “platoon.”

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