{"id":2182,"date":"2017-05-31T17:51:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/industry-groups-urge-policy-makers-to-soften-transition-of-autonomous-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:49:12","slug":"industry-groups-urge-policy-makers-to-soften-transition-of-autonomous-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/industry-groups-urge-policy-makers-to-soften-transition-of-autonomous-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Groups Urge Policy Makers to \u2018Soften\u2019 Transition of Autonomous Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sweeping report released today by the European Automobile Manufacturers&rsquo; Association (ACEA), the International Transport Workers&rsquo; Federation and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) made several recommendations on easing the transition to autonomous vehicles for the transportation workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The report \u2013 \u201cManaging the Transition to Driverless Road Freight Transport \u2013 warns autonomous vehicles could begin to reduce the demand for drivers in the U.S. and Europe and urges regulatory bodies to begin working together now to mitigate the impact while adopting driverless technology.<\/p>\n<p>Fleet Owner magazine reports the groups involved in compiling this report offered four major recommendations to \u201csmooth\u201d the transition to driverless trucks to avoid \u201cpotential \u2026 disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Governments, industry and researchers should continue to advance self-driving truck tests on public roads in designated corridors and areas so no commitment is made to an individual company, standard or technology too early in the development process. \u201cThis will help ensure societal benefits from automated road freight transport will be maximized,\u201d according to the study.<\/li>\n<li>The \u201charmonization of rules\u201d across countries to create common vehicle standards and operational rules would allow for smoother cross-border movements of autonomous trucks and should be put in place at least at a continental level, but preferably at the global level.<\/li>\n<li>Governments should establish a temporary transition advisory board that includes representatives from labour unions, road freight businesses, vehicle manufacturers and government to help determine the \u201cright policy mix\u201d to ensure that the costs, benefits, and risks from automated road haulage are \u201cfairly distributed.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Governments should consider establishing a \u201ctemporary permit system\u201d to manage the speed of driverless technology adoption while supporting a \u201cjust transition\u201d for displaced drivers. \u201cCareful design of the permit system would ensure that permits are used to manage the labor transition fairly and not as a proxy to limit the free movement of goods,\u201d the report noted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To download the full report, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itf-oecd.org\/managing-transition-driverless-road-freight-transport\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sweeping report released today by the European Automobile Manufacturers&rsquo; 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