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Old 10-25-2016, 07:36 AM   #1 (permalink)
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First delivery by self-driving truck

According to The Verge, an autonomous truck has been used to deliver a cargo.
Last week 50.000 cans of Budweiser were shipped to Colorado Springs:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/25/1...-shipment-uber


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A human driver piloted the truck to a weigh station in Fort Collins. From there, it drove 100 miles without human intervention to Colorado Springs, with the driver monitoring the two-hour trip from the sleeper berth. But once it entered the city limits, the driver took control.

“There were people in Colorado Springs this weekend drinking a Budweiser that was delivered by a self-driving truck,” James Sembrot, senior director of logistics strategy at Anheuser-Busch, told The Verge. “So that’s pretty cool.” (The cans even bore a message that read: “First delivery by self-driving truck.”)

Colorado transportation officials were briefed on the shipment and helped plan the route, said Otto co-founder Lior Ron. A Colorado state patrol vehicle followed the beer-laden truck from a distance to monitor the journey. The truck maintained an average speed of 55 mph throughout the trip. According to Ron, the state patrolman who followed the truck said it was “super nice” to see a truck stay safely in its lane for most of the trip.
Smart move on the public acceptance front. Can't stop beer.
And it follows the prophecy:
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"Bring that beer over here - cause I need it to steer!"
from Can't Get My Motor To Start by Carla Bley on Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports.

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