News / Unaccompanied freight operations could relieve driver crisis - eventually

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Autonomous trucks and unaccompanied rail freight operations are being offered as a route out of the haulage crisis, but drivers are warning against ignoring their calls for better treatment.

FedEx kicked off a pilot programme this week, partnering autonomous tech developer Aurora and HGV manufacturer Paccar to trial autonomous operations on the integrator’s 500-mile round trip parcel routes between Dallas and Houston.

“FedEx was built on innovation, and we always anticipate what’s next to be future-ready,” said FedEx’s vice president of advanced ...