Risk & Business Magazine Jones DesLauriers Insurance Fall 2015 | Page 7

To Be, or Not To Be! Driverless Vehicles, Trucking and Your Insurance BY: JIMMY CANNAVICCI, PARTNER AND ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, JONES DESLAURIERS INSURANCE A nyone who has paid much attention to the news over the last decade knows that driverless vehicles are not only being manufactured, but they are already in use on the roads. In the United States, for instance, the state of Nevada has already approved driverless commercial trucks for use on the road. What we don’t hear about often, however, are the potential effects that these driverless vehicles could have on the economy and insurance rates. These topics,