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TechCrunch Mobility: A roadblock clears for self-driving trucks

Key takeaways
Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI received a federal exemption allowing self-driving trucks to use cab-mounted beacons instead of warning triangles.
- Self-driving truck companies got a five-year exemption from federal rules requiring warning triangles.
- Aurora fought for the exemption and now can use warning beacons in trucks.
- The exemption allows self-driving trucks to operate without human drivers deploying physical warnings.
Summarised automatically by AI from the original article by TechCrunch. AI can make mistakes, so check the original for details.
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- Kirsten Korosec
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- Transportation
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- 1,211 words · about 5 min read
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- techcrunch.com ↗
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