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Company says they’ll run totally driverless trucks between Dallas and Houston by 2024Autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation, Inc. says that they have entered the final phase of a commercial launch of driverless truck operations in Texas. On April 3, Aurora announced that “the company has introduced the final driving capabilities needed to commercially haul freight without vehicle operators between Dallas and Houston by the end of 2024.” Until then, a safety...0 Comments 0 Shares 16K Views
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Houston highway closed due to ‘pavement failure’, tolls waivedTransportation officials in Houston closed a major highway due to major structural damage. The road closure was put into place on southbound Highway 288 in Houston, Texas. In the video below, you can see major cracks and buckling in the roadway. “Currently, it is observed to be a pavement failure that has caused structural damage, and for safety purposes, the southbound...0 Comments 0 Shares 12K Views1
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Sedan Driver Killed After Amazon 18-Wheeler Runs Red Light in Southwest HoustonHOUSTON, TEXAS — A man was killed late Friday night after an Amazon tractor-trailer reportedly ran a red light and crashed into his sedan at the SH-288 feeder road near South Sam Houston Parkway West, according to investigators at the scene. Photo credit: fox26houston The collision occurred just before 11 p.m. when the Amazon 18-wheeler entered the intersection against a red signal...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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18-wheeler driver was run over by his own tractor-trailer while addressing mechanical issueHOUSTON, Texas — A 59-year-old truck driver was tragically killed by his own tractor-trailer Wednesday morning after the vehicle rolled forward while he was inspecting a mechanical issue along the East Loop of Interstate 610, according to the Houston Police Department (HPD). The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. near 900 East Loop North, just before Clinton Drive, when the driver of a...0 Comments 0 Shares 6K Views
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CenterPoint Utility Worker Dies After Unsafe Merge Leads to Utility Truck Being Pinned to Light Pole in Crash With Big RigHOUSTON, TEXAS — A CenterPoint Energy employee died Friday after a crash involving a big rig and a CenterPoint Energy utility vehicle on the westbound lanes of the 610 South Loop near Martin Luther King Boulevard, with officials saying the utility truck became trapped and pinned to a light pole as crews worked for nearly two hours to rescue the passenger. Houston Police said first...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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Firefighters Free Sand Dump Truck Driver After Two-Vehicle Rollover Crash on Highway 247HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA — A dump truck hauling sand rolled over on Highway 247 in Houston County on Monday, and firefighters performed an extrication to free the truck’s driver after the crash involved two vehicles, officials said. Photo credit: Shane Shifflett According to the Houston County Fire Department, crews responded to Highway 247 near Green Street after receiving...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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Military-Style Semi With No License Plates Hits Vehicles, Flees for an Hour, and Surrenders After SWAT Gas DeploymentHOUSTON, TEXAS — A military-style tractor-trailer with no license plates led deputies on a more than hour-long pursuit late Sunday after fleeing the scene of an injury hit-and-run, striking multiple vehicles and attempting to ram law enforcement units before stopping on the Eastex Freeway and ending in a SWAT standoff. The incident began just before 10:00 p.m. on January 4, when an...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views1
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Owner Says Thieves Stole Two Semis Worth Thousands in Jersey Village and Drove Off in Dodge ChargerJERSEY VILLAGE, TEXAS — A Jersey Village man says two 18-wheelers he invested thousands of dollars into were stolen just days after Christmas, and surveillance video shows two suspects arriving in a Dodge Charger before leaving the area with one of the semis following closely behind. According to the alleged victim, Alex Garfias, the theft happened on December 27 near the intersection...0 Comments 0 Shares 2K Views
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UPDATE: Bond Denied for Omar Antonio Moreno After 65-Minute, 27-Mile Chase in Stolen Military-Style Semi Across Eastex FreewayHOUSTON, TEXAS — Harris County officials say a military-style semi-trailer truck was at the center of a late-night hit-and-run incident that turned into a 65-minute, 27-mile pursuit, ending with a SWAT standoff and the driver’s arrest. Omar Antonio Moreno, 53, appeared in court Tuesday, where a judge denied bond after prosecutors filed felony charges tied to the...0 Comments 0 Shares 1K Views
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