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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...

A new patent awarded to Google for an "autonomous delivery platform" hints that the company is interested in using driverless trucks for package delivery. The patent features a truck outfitted with a series of lockers containing packages....

California lawmakers released a set of preliminary rules that ban driverless vehicles on their roads yesterday. The new rules require that a driver with a special autonomous vehicle license be present and available to take control of any...

Unlike the so-called "driverless" Daimler trucks that debuted earlier this year that still require a human in the cab, the Royal Truck & Equipment vehicles you'll see on Florida roads by the end of the year will be completely unmanned by humans -- truly driverless trucks.

Following the launch of Freightliner's Inspiration truck, many financial experts say that driverless trucks would kill jobs and be harmful to the American economy. Though the Freightliner Inspiration still needs a human operator, the clear goal of...

Aside from sitting at an impressive 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, there is another reason that truck drivers on home time should treat themselves to a couple of hours in the theater with George Miller's eye-popping "Mad...

Daimler Trucks North America debuted its autonomous truck yesterday during a glitzy ceremony at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Governor Brian Sandoval presented an official license plate to Daimler's Freightliner Inspiration Truck. The ceremony emphasized the safety...

What if you never had to turn left? Would you get to your destination faster? Would you be safer? Would your stress levels go down? According to experts, the answer is almost certainly yes. The recent Amtrak accident in Halifax...