Texas Self-Driving Truck Accident Lawyer

Self-driving trucks are now driving on public roads and highways in Texas and other states, which raises safety concerns and legal questions if people are injured in accidents.

Need a Texas Self-Driving Truck Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged. If you were injured in a self-driving truck accident in Texas, you should contact our lawyers immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit.

Aurora Launches Driverless Semi-Trucks in Texas

In May 2025, the self-driving truck company Aurora Innovation is actively testing and deploying autonomous 18-wheeler semi-trucks on highways in Texas.

What Are Self-Driving Trucks?

Self-driving trucks, also known as “autonomous trucks” or “RoboTrucks,” represent a groundbreaking shift in transportation. This technology is still in its early stages, but the goal is to someday have fully-autonomous supply chains, with fleets of driverless semi-trucks carrying freight on highways across America, around the clock.

Advantages of Autonomous Trucks

Unlike trucks with a human driver, autonomous trucks would not have an 11-hour driving limit, followed by a 10-hour break. They would not need to take breaks. Instead, they could deliver freight nearly around the clock, which would speed up the flow of goods, accelerate delivery times, and potentially lower costs.

What is the Problem?

The idea of an 80,000-pound 18-wheeler barreling down the highway at 65 miles per hour, navigating obstacles and road hazards, is a terrifying thought for many people. There are obvious safety concerns, but also concerns that self-driving trucks could take jobs away from 1.7 million American truckers.

Safety Concerns & Legal Issues

The safety issues could potentially lead to self-driving truck accident lawsuits. Autonomous trucks rely on computer systems, cameras, and sensors, but this technology still has a long way to go before it is as safe (or safer) than a human trucker with certifications and experience. The rise of autonomous trucking brings with it serious safety concerns, legal issues, and the possibility of lawsuits involving people are injured or killed in self-driving truck accidents.

What Companies Are Developing Self-Driving Trucks?

Autonomous trucks use computer systems and sensors to drive without a human. Many companies are currently developing or testing self-driving trucks in the USA or internationally, for example:

Aurora Innovation (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tesla Semi
Uber Freight
Waymo Via (Alphabet) — partnered with J.B. Hunt
Daimler Truck North America
Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 (uses Highway Pilot technology)
Einride (Sweden) — autonomous vehicles are already operating in certain European markets
Embark Trucks (San Francisco, CA)
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (Swedish car manufacturer, partnered with FedEx)
Plus.AI (Cupertino, CA — partnerships with Amazon and DHL)
Locomation (Pittsburgh, PA — developing convoys where a human driver leads a convoy of autonomous trucks)
TuSimple (San Diego, CA — investors include NVIDIA and UPS)
Waabi (Canada) — plans to launch fully driverless long-haul trucks on Texas highways in late 2025
Kodiak Robotics — In January 2025, Atlas Energy Solutions delivered 100 loads in West Texas’ Permian Basin with two RoboTruck semi-trucks equipped with Kodiak Driver self-driving system
And more

There are also companies in China that have already launched fully autonomous delivery truck services without drivers, including companies like Pony.AI and ZTO Express. China also has a fleet of 100 fully-driverless electric mining trucks at the remote Yimin Open Pit Coal Mine in Inner Mongolia.

Self-Driving Trucks Rapidly Expanding to U.S. Cities

Aurora Innocation launched their self-driving truck service in May 2025 in Texas, delivering frozen goods on I-45 between Dallas and Houston. In July 2025, Aurora began self-driving truck operations at night and opened a terminal in Phoenix, Arizona.

Where Are Autonomous Trucks Driving?

Aurora’s fully-autonomous semi-trucks are driving regular long-haul routes between Dallas and Houston, Texas. Aurora has also expanded to autonomous hauls on the Fort Worth—El Paso—Phoenix route for Hischbach and Werner, with plans to expand to other major routes over the next few years.

How Do Self-Driving Trucks Work?

Instead of relying on a human driver, Aurora’s self-driving semi-trucks will navigate the roadway using computers and sensor systems. The self-driving trucks use “Aurora Driver” technology, a computer system that combines cameras, radar, LiDAR, AI, and machine learning.

This system can work with multiple vehicle types, including freight-hauling trucks as well as ride-hailing passenger vehicles, similar to Waymo or the Tesla Robotaxi services on Texas roadways.

Aurora said it is working with many trucking and delivery companies, including Continental, FedEx, Hirschbach, PACCAR, Ryder, Schneider, Toyota, Uber Freight, Volvo Trucks, Werner, and more.

Aurora Uses Human “Safety Drivers” in Trucks – For Now

Aurora is working with PACCAR, the manufacturer of Kenworth and Peterbilt semi-trucks. This company requested a human “safety driver” behind the wheel of its autonomous trucks, and in May 2025, Aurora agreed to return a human behind the wheel of its driverless trucks, although the truck will still perform driving tasks on its own, including pulling over if there is a problem.

Risks of Self-Driving Truck Technology

There can be serious safety problems with autonomous vehicle technology, especially if it makes mistakes. Driving is one of the most dangerous activities most people do on a daily basis, and even tiny mistakes can be deadly.

The problem is that self-driving vehicle technology is still in its infancy, and mistakes are not uncommon. Self-driving vehicle technology can fail in many ways. There have been issues with “phantom braking” and challenging driving situations, bad weather, poor visibility, unusual shadows, construction sites, poorly-marked roadways, emergency vehicles, and other hazards.

Legal Questions in Self-Driving Truck Accidents

Despite the dangers, autonomous truck technology is currently being tested on public roads and highways in Texas. It is only a matter of time until a passenger car, pedestrian, bicyclist, construction or emergency worker, or other innocent bystander is involved in an accident with an autonomous truck.

Self-driving truck accidents raise a number of serious legal questions, such as:

Who is responsible for an autonomous truck accident? Was it human error, or defective technology?
Was the self-driving truck in poor maintenance? Were the sensors fully functional?
Who is responsible for paying compensation to people who are injured?
What if the self-driving truck veers off the road and damages property?
How will insurance companies pay victims of self-driving truck accidents?

Can I File a Lawsuit?

If you were injured by a self-driving truck, our lawyers may be able to help you file a lawsuit. Truck accident lawsuits will typically seek justice and compensation for your injury, medical expenses, long-term injuries, lost income, disability, wrongful death of a loved one, or other damages.

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