Kodiak Robotics began testing software that would enable

 

Kodiak Robotics began testing software that would enable middle-mile self-driving trucks to bypass weight inspections.  Along with connected truck services company Drivewyze, Kodiak has conducted 200 bypass tests in Texas. The Enhanced CMV Inspection Program for ADS-equipped trucks details that self-driving trucks require a point-of-origin inspection, which takes ~40 minutes, twice the duration of a human-operated truck. Under the new rules, CVSA-certified inspectors could only pull over an autonomous truck if they see an immediate hazard or for a post-crash investigation.  "Enhanced CMV inspections will raise the bar for road safety while giving law enforcement increased transparency into autonomous truck operations," said Ariel Wolf, general counsel for the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association.