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Truckers chaplain condemns 'awful' self-driving lorry plans

The Department for Transport has announced plans to invest £8.1 million towards a trial which would see three wirelessly connected HGVs travelling in convoy, with acceleration and braking controlled by the lead vehicle.

Transport minister Paul Maynard said: "We are investing in technology that will improve people's lives.

"Advances such as lorry platooning could benefit businesses through cheaper fuel bills and other road users thanks to lower emissions and less congestion.

"But first we must make sure the technology is safe and works well on our roads, and that's why we are investing in these trials."

But Chris Newport, Senior Chaplain of Glory Road Trucking Ministries told Premier's News Hour he has serious concerns.

"It's awful," he said. "It's got a whole bunch of flaws in it.

"You're going to put a whole lot of families on the breadlines as they won't have a job.

"There's also the training aspect, training industries will go out the window as they won't have anyone to train."

Trials could begin by the end of 2018.

Listen to Chris Newport speaking on Premier's News Hour:

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