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Discover how you can support local organic farmers at o v. coop slash ethically sourced. Today we're hitting the highways. There are about 3.5 million freight drivers in the

U.S. that's according to the American Trucking Association.

But some of those big rigs could soon be going driverless.

There's a chance that a semi-truck has or will rule up beside you with no hands on the wheel.

Driverless trucks are being tested as we speak on Oklahoma Road.

This is an interchange from I-20 to I 45.

Adequate glance, nothing really seems out of the ordinary.

But if you look closely, you'll notice Rob

isn't actually controlling the steering wheel,

nor is he pressing the pedals.

Instead, each movement is being controlled by a computer.

Right now it's driving itself.

Yeah, completely.

Two companies, Aurora Innovations and Kodiak robotics

are testing self-driving semi-tru trucks at a handful of states.

The companies say they plan to go completely driverless on some stretches of highway in Texas

by the end of this year.

We'll hear from Cody X head of policy later in the show.

Coming up, we explore whether fully autonomy from Cody's head of policy later in the show.

Coming up, we explore whether fully autonomous semi trucks

are safe enough to get the green light.

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