Driverless Trucks: Automated road freight will save costs, reduce emissions, make roads safer. But the impact on driver jobs requires a managed transition, says study

Governments must consider ways to manage the transition to driverless trucks in order to avoid potential social disruption from job losses, says a new report published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) with three partner organisations. The report was released during the ITF 2017 summit held recently in Leipzig, Germany. Key elements include the fact that Self-driving trucks will help save costs, lower emissions and make roads safer. But these benefits also come at a price.