SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCONNECTING APPENDAGES FROM THE TRAILER PORTION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

An appendage disconnection system for an autonomous vehicle includes a plug coupled to a cable, a sleeve encasing the plug, and a plug position control mechanism. The plug is removably attached to a trailer and the plug is attached to a tractor portion of the autonomous vehicle, the plug moveable between a connected position and a disconnected position. The position control mechanism is housed within a body of the plug and is adapted to impede and enable movement of the plug relative to the sleeve.