Are driverlerless vehicles the answer to Michigan’s trucker shortage?
Truck accident attorney Steven Gursten tells Bridge Magazine there will be a shift to driverless trucks in the future
Amid the national truck driver shortage, and in Michigan where the economy is especially feeling the blow, industry insiders are predicting a shift from truck drivers to driverless trucks in the future.
Bridge Magazine looked into the possibility of self-driving trucks with Steven Gursten, a truck accident attorney of Michigan Auto Law.
Gursten told Bridge reporter Ted Roelofs that he sees an eventual “seismic” shift to driverless trucks.
Based on nearly 20 years in practice and 400 truck cases, many of which boil down to driver error, Gursten said:
“I wonder if it’s 10 years from now or 20 years. But there will be a seismic shift. The economic incentive is too powerful. We call them truck accidents, but they really are not. An accident kind of suggests it was an act of God and it was unavoidable and the reality is the exact opposite.”
You can read the full story in Bridge magazine here: Empty Cabs: Are driverless vehicles the answer to Michigan’s trucker shortage?
Written By
Steve M. Gursten,
Attorney,
License#: P53632
Steven Gursten, attorney at Michigan Auto Law and one of the most successful auto accident attorneys in Michigan. Michigan Auto Law represents people seriously injured in car, truck, motorcycle, and bus accidents, including catastrophic injury, traumatic brain injury, and No-Fault insurance cases. Steven has recovered the largest reported auto and truck accident settlement of any Michigan lawyer, and has been named Michigan Lawyer of the Year and a Top 50 Michigan Super Lawyer.
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