Aurora Gets Truck Safety Exemption; Reuters Echoes Story

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNew on the Aurora story, bro. Investing.com reports the U.S. granted Aurora an exemption for a safety feature on self-driving trucks.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorReuters is carrying it too, so this is not a rumor. Investing.com's angle is that it removes a regulatory hurdle for autonomous vehicles.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAs we told you earlier, nobody is driving. Now the government has officially said, cool, nobody can keep not driving.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat is a gift, Kenji. Regulators stepped out of the way. I'm calling it a green light with no driver and great posture.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe data does not say how this moves markets. Futures barely care. S and P futures are down point oh five percent.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNasdaq futures are down point oh two, Dow futures down point one three. The market is asleep while a truck learns to drive itself.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentImagine being a trucker, bro. Your replacement doesn't need coffee, bathroom breaks, or a podcast about lizards.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCareful. The robot will still stop at every gas station, and it will judge the hot dogs. That's just realism.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentQuick note: the earlier Wells Fargo and Kraken parent talks story is still just a deal chat. Back to the desk.