Soon Truck Next to You on a Missouri Highway May Be Driverless

I am a fan of technology and have many friends and family who either have been or are truck drivers, so you'd think I'd be excited about this. Soon, the truck next to you on a Missouri highway will be without a driver and I have so many questions.

This is not science fiction in the distant future. It's a reality that has already begun. Yahoo Tech shared a story about how the first driverless semis have started driving long-haul routes already. It's technology developed by a company called Aurora Horizon. They specialize in building autonomous vehicles for long-haul fleets. It's designed with a wealth of sensors that are prepared for virtually any scenario.

The Yahoo Tech article says that driverless runs have started between Dallas and Houston, Texas, but the long-term plans include Missouri and nearly every major interstate in America as revealed by the map shared in their tech video.

I understand why companies would be interested in this technology, but driverless vehicles have been involved in horrible accidents as recently as January of this year in San Francisco. It's entirely possible that Aurora Horizon has solved all the potential problems of what can happen around a driverless vehicle. I will admit that I have some trepidation about having a big rig next to me as I drive home in Missouri every night not have a human behind the wheel.