Sensors take control to avoid collisions
ROBO TRUCKS
By Paul Abelson
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes data on fatalities and work-related accidents by occupation. Each year, truck driving ranks between 4th and 10th. Crash rates have gone down each year, especially when measured in terms of rates per 100 million truck miles traveled but the dangers still exist. Rollovers lead the list in causing truck driver deaths. Injuries and fatalities to occupants of other vehicles happen most often when trucks rear-end cars. Other crash causes include sid…
