(KTEN) \u2014 Driverless semitrucks may take some getting used to, but you are about to start seeing them on highways.<\/p>\n
While driverless trucks are already in some parts of the country, the autonomous routes are beginning to expand.<\/p>\n
For example, tech partners Volvo and Aurora announced they are expanding their driverless semitrucks from Dallas to Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n
Local drivers worry about sharing the road with these vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d rather a person be driving it because there\u2019s people errors, but there\u2019s also, you know, errors with technology,\u201d Oklahoma driver Kathleen Tuiqalau said.<\/p>\n
Drivers questioned what happens if something does go wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there is a glitch or something in that program, someone can lose their life,\u201d semitruck driver Robert Dumagan said.<\/p>\n
Capt. Scott Hampton with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the autonomous semitrucks present new challenges for law enforcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat will all be a work in progress to see how public safety deals with that,\u201d Hampton said.<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cWe\u2019re currently training with the companies that are putting this in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Law enforcement officials will have to ensure the vehicles follow the rules of the road, especially when first responders are present.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have put in protocol as to, like when emergency vehicles come up behind them, they will sense that,\u201d Hampton said.<\/p>\n
The driverless semitrucks will also have daily inspections before the vehicles begin their routes.<\/p>\n
If a problem is detected, built-in fail-safes take over to protect surrounding traffic.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny time they sense an issue, they are pulling over on the side of the road, putting themselves out of service, and can\u2019t move until they are repaired,\u201d Hampton said.<\/p>\n
The semitrucks are expected to be on routes from Dallas to Oklahoma City beginning in June.<\/p>\n
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