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The Whac-A-Mole reality of autonomous trucking regulations

If you thought last year’s veto of a Teamsters-backed ban on heavy-duty autonomous trucking in California put the issue to rest, think again. While 23 states allow at least testing of driverless trucking, emerging challenges resemble the arcade game Whac-A-Mole.

Early-stage commercialized driverless trucking on Interstate 45 in Texas looks likely later this year. The state embraced the technology in 2017. Yet a move to stop driver-out operations percolated in the Texas Legislature last year.

“That...

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TuSimple denies report of push for espionage investigation

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At least one member of a federal watchdog group urged an espionage investigation into the founders...

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Reports: Justice Department investigating Lordstown Motors

The Justice Department is probing financially troubled Lordstown Motors Corp., according to several media reports Friday.

It is the latest blow to the company that plans to begin building battery-powered commercial pickup trucks this fall at a former General Motors plant in the northeast Ohio town from which it took its name and where GM built cars for 54 years.

Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ: RIDE), which began public trading last October following a merger with special purpose acquisition company...

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