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Drowsy lorry driver survives high-speed crash off bridge

Published 04 April 2019
By James Allen
A lorry driver in Texas has shown the dangers of being behind the wheel while tired, after driving a goods vehicle off a bridge.
Driverless cars may take over if humans are drowsy

Driverless cars may take over if humans are drowsy

The scene: a drizzly and dark M4 in the near future. A semi-autonomous truck is nearing its turn-off and the driver is alerted that he needs to t
Published 23 February 2018