Self-driving Otto truck hauls beer by itself

Oct. 25, 2016
Otto the autonomous truck hauls a load of beer

With its first “live” load of freight now hauled and delivered – a trailer full of Budweiser beer transported 120 miles in Colorado for Anheuser-Busch – autonomous vehicle technology developer Otto believes that that the days of self-driving long-haul trucks are “no longer a matter of imagination; they are here now, presenting viable, real-world opportunities that can be fully unlocked in the next few years.” (All photos courtesy of Otto)

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