Virginia lawmakers explore autonomous technology for transportation

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 697

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Highway work crews are often at risk of injury or worse from passing vehicles, leading state and federal agencies to install crash-absorbing devices that mitigate impacts on guardrails, construction vehicles and work zones to enhance safety.

However, safety devices called truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) have not been as effective. The portable barriers are affixted to the rear of work trucks and are designed to blunt the impact of crashes and protect workers.

Over the past four …

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