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The World’s First Self-Driving Semi-Truck Hits the Road

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License plates are rarely an object of attention, but this one’s special–the funky number is the giveaway. That’s why Daimler bigwig Wolfgang Bernhard and Nevada governor Brian Sandoval are sharing a stage, mugging for the phalanx of cameras, together holding the metal rectangle that will, in just a minute, be slapped onto the world’s first officially recognized self-driving truck.

The truck in question is the Freightliner Inspiration, a teched-up version of the Daimler 18-wheeler sold around the world. And according to Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, it will make long-haul road transportation safer, cheaper, and better for the planet.

Alex Davies

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/2015/05/worlds-first-self-driving-semi-truck-hits-road/

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