HOUSTON — Houston-based Bot Auto is preparing to launch autonomous 18-wheelers on Texas highways, with the first driverless trucks expected to transport goods between Houston and San Antonio as early as this summer.
The company recently briefed officials at Houston’s Transtar about their upcoming operations, emphasizing the safety benefits of their autonomous technology. Currently, Bot Auto trucks are making trips between Houston and San Antonio, but with human drivers still behind the wheel. This is expected to change within weeks.
“Our trucks don’t make the errors that humans make, our trucks don’t get tired and fall asleep, they don’t get drunk and drive, they don’t get high and drive, they’re not subject to road rest, not subject to medical issues, they just drive better than humans,” said Bart Teeter, director of fleet and operational safety for Bot Auto…