A Driving Movement or Force

A driving movement or force crossword clue. A The Mail on Sunday crossword question on 17 Sep 2017. 7 letters

The answer: IMPETUS

A driving movement or force in sentence

The Teamsters are throwing a wrench into the works of the self driving movement or force. The union has persuaded United States lawmakers to exempt commercial trucks from a bill allowing more autonomous vehicles on the roads. Granted, 3.5 million jobs are at stake. But as Tesla Motors joins Daimler A.G. and others in the big-rig tech race, it’d be smarter to prepare haulers for a career shift. Congress is expected to tackle the first federal legislation on self-driving vehicles in September after it returns from summer recess.