The trip highlights the potential for self-driving technology in the commercial trucking industry.

Uber has allegedly accomplished what so many others have been working toward for years. It has produced the first autonomous truck that can deliver goods without a driver behind the wheel. The truck supposedly made its first self-driven delivery to a Budweiser plant in Colorado. While there is still far to go before this will be a common occurrence on American highways, it marks a giant step forward in technology.

Key Takeaways:

• The truck’s arrival marked the completion of a 120-mile trip, and the success of the world’s first self-driven commercial shipment, autonomous trucking startup Otto announced Tuesday.
• It was a unique trip because once the truck merged onto the highway, it navigated without human intervention — using cameras, radar and laser sensors to steer, accelerate and brake autonomously.
• The driver, Walter Martin, got up from behind the wheel and kept an eye on the truck’s progress from his bunk in the back of the cab.

“A self-driving truck takes to the road with no one behind the wheel.”

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