Posts by Roger Soroka
Will Autonomous Trucks Increase or Eliminate Collisions?
With the aid of computer programmers and machine learning specialists, manufacturers have been working toward introducing a fully autonomous vehicle for years. With the continuous improvements to active safety systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), more and more functions are automated within the vehicle with each production iteration. Since 18-wheelers spend most of their…
Read MoreShould the Government Require Trucks to Add Side Underride Guards?
The sight of a rear bar underneath the back of a semi-truck is a common site, but it was not always. Like other innovations that are now common in our vehicles, about fifty years ago the government chose to require the installation of this bar as a safety measure to reduce the risk of underride…
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