---
title: "Truckers Want to Ban Self-Driving Trucks in Missouri"
description: "Truck drivers in Missouri are trying to get self-driving trucks banned in the state over concerns that they would get automated out of a job."
date: "2019-08-21"
modified: "2019-08-21"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/truckers-ban-self-driving-trucks-missouri"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Self-Driving Vehicles"
tags:
  - "automation"
  - "Self-driving cars"
  - "the digest"
  - "transport"
---

# Truckers Want to Ban Self-Driving Trucks in Missouri

![Truck drivers in Missouri are trying to get self-driving trucks banned in the state over concerns that they would get automated out of a job.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/truckers-ban-self-driving-trucks-missouri.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Einride\</em\>*

## Robot Takeover

Truck drivers worried about losing their jobs to robots staged a protest outside the Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri on Tuesday.

Their goal was to convince the government to pass a bill that would prohibit any self-driving trucks from driving on Missouri roads, [*KRCG* ](<https://krcgtv.com/news/local/truckers-gather-at-capitol-to-push-for-new-bill-prohibiting-driverless-trucks>)[reports](<https://krcgtv.com/news/local/truckers-gather-at-capitol-to-push-for-new-bill-prohibiting-driverless-trucks>). While there are no autonomous trucks handling shipping jobs in the state yet, the truckers see the emerging technology as a grave threat to their job security and livelihoods — unrest that signals what can happen when jobs are automated without giving thought to [the displaced workers](<https://futurism.com/futurists-economic-singularity>).

## Hit The Road

The drivers have the support of Representative Mike Moon, who *KRCG* reports is working on a bill that would keep the autonomous trucks out of Missouri. Moon argues that not only would self-driving trucks put undue [strain on people's jobs](<https://futurism.com/automation-replace-staggering-number-workers-major-cities>), but also shared concerns over the [safety of self-driving vehicles](<https://futurism.com/waymo-safety-data-trust-numbers>).

"This is my job," truck driver and protest organizer Billy Bogar told *KRCG*. "I mean, once these things come in, I'm done; I'm out. Most of these people coming in today are literally a week out of being out of business."

**READ MORE:** [Truckers gather at Capitol to push for new bill prohibiting driverless trucks](<https://krcgtv.com/news/local/truckers-gather-at-capitol-to-push-for-new-bill-prohibiting-driverless-trucks>) \[*KRCG*\]

**More on automation:** *[AOC: Automation Means “More Time Enjoying the World We Live In”](<https://futurism.com/aoc-automation-enjoying-world>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/danrobitzski>)