The Transport Workers Union of America has issued its formal opposition to requests, filed by Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo and autonomous technology company Aurora, seeking an exemption from some of the rules pertaining to the warning devices equipped to semi-trucks.
According to Reuters, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) received a joint application from Waymo and Aurora asking for a five-year exemption from rules that require drivers to place reflective triangles or a flare around a stopped truck to alert other drivers and help prevent a crash. The reason is that driverless trucks would not have someone in the cab that can hop out and handle the task.
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