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Uber's driverless truck division "Otto" is under government investigation following reports that the company performed illegal test runs in the state of California. The California DMV in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol will be inspecting Uber's...

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has shared a photo of what appears to be the very first Uber Freight truck. So much great stuff going on! #uberfreight pic.twitter.com/OIz1ED6AGl — travis kalanick (@travisk) May 8, 2017 The Uber Freight truck is displayed...

During a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" session today, science personality Bill Nye expressed his excitement about automated vehicles in a way that seemed to take a backhanded jab at professional drivers. Nye conducted the AMA as a...

Right now, we are facing what may be one of the most tumultuous times in the trucking industry. Automation threatens millions of trucking jobs at the same time that it promises to improve highway safety and eliminate...

A new startup has entered the increasingly crowded autonomous truck market -- but this one hopes to stand out from the crowd by giving truckers a chance at a better quality of life through the use...

Trump's newly appointed Department of Transportation head Elaine Chao says that she will be taking a closer look at self-driving vehicle regulations issued by the Obama administration. Yesterday Chao told the National Governors Association that she planned to...

Watch as VICE News crews take you inside the cab for a closer look at Otto's self-driving truck technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnMUERt0h9I Video Credit: VICE News

Today Otto announced that one of their driverless trucks had completed a 120 mile beer run -- making it the world's first commercial delivery by an autonomous truck. Uber-owned truck maker Otto teamed up with Budweiser and...

New reports have emerged that say that Uber has purchased a self-driving semi startup called Otto which was founded by ex-Google employees. Otto To Create Retrofit Kits For Existing Trucks Otto's basic plan is not to manufacture self-driving...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently reported that deaths caused by vehicle crashes spiked in 2015, reaching their highest level since 2008. Numerous Factors Contribute To An Increase In Traffic Deaths According to NHTSA data, 35,200 were killed in...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has confirmed that that the first fatality involving an autonomous vehicle has occurred in the U.S. following a Tesla Model S vs. semi truck crash. Tesla's Cameras Couldn't Tell The Difference Between...

A new article in Wired magazine explores how self-driving trucks probably won't put truckers out of a job -- but they may make truck driving even more of a pain in the neck than it already...