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(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) – Uber’s autonomous truck company says it just completed the world’s first commercial shipment by self-driving truck.
Otto, which was recently acquired by Uber, partnered with Anheuser-Busch to deliver 2,000 cases of Budweiser Beer from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, a distance of 120 miles.
The company says while a human loaded the cargo into the truck, he just sat in the cab while the truck itself did all the driving on the interstate. Once back on local roads, the driver took control the rest of the way.
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Uber is exploring potential partnerships with other companies to participate in a program it’s calling Uber Freight.
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