Waymo and Uber are partnering to make it easier for shippers and carriers to use autonomous trucks.
This is another step towards making self-driving semi trucks mainstream and widely available.
It’s easy to think of self-driving cars as the main battleground for autonomy.
However, it’s autonomous trucking that has the potential to really shake up the transportation industry.
Today that technology is taking a big step towards mainstream.
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This’ll mean shipping cargo autonomously with just a few clicks.
Autonomous solutions like this could not only increase capacity for shippers but also safety while decreasing fuel consumption.
