California proposes to allow testing of driverless heavy-duty trucks

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11. I've tried WayMo's. I have a car with all the driver-assist features. I don't want driverless big trucks out on the road

I've enjoyed my local WayMo rides. I tell people that when I use the driverless features on my car, I'm an unpaid beta-tester.

When I'm on the highway with driver-assist, my car tries to turn down the exit ramp because it wants to follow the line on the right side of the ramp. I have to steer back onto the road and resist the car's impulse to go right.

The car also has a rare tendency to steer over the left lane marker and then sound the lane-assist alarm. It's up to me to prevent this.

The driver-assist features usually make freeway driving stable and more economical. But the driver always has to be ready for any malfunction. I'd never trust these features without me in control.

We're not there yet.