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The First Self-Driving Semi-Truck Revs Up
The spotlight on self-driving vehicles has been focused on Google and other companies that are automating four-door sedans. That's because "trucks aren't sexy." But they're critical to the economy.
The spotlight on self-driving vehicles has been focused on Google and other companies that are automating four-door sedans. That's because "trucks aren't sexy." But they're critical to the economy. Alex Davies, associate editor of Wiredmagazine, rode along on a test drive of the world's first self-driving 18-wheeler on Interstate roads in Nevada.