Uber's Self-Driving Truck Makes Its First Delivery | WIRED

A truck carrying 50,000 beers spent two hours driving itself down a Colorado highway.


CONNECT WITH WIRED


ABOUT WIRED
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.

Uber's Self-Driving Truck Makes Its First Delivery | WIRED

Staff Writer: Alex Davies

[brucethedruid]

my computer does crash once in awhile. at least it doesn't kill anyone when it does.

[Fighter___]

I really hope these trucks don't use Uber Maps or else it would probably end up driving off a cliff.

[rashidabdul-ghani]

Drivers would remain on the road if trucking companys treated drivers in a dignified manner.

[troyb]

And if this truck were to be involved in an accident resulting in GBI or death, the developers of this technology should be held 100% liable.
They wanna tote how it's safer, fine, but then they should be held to that standard.

[udontwanano]

"almost always human error..."

You all do know that 70 percent of truck related accidents are caused by personal truckers.

[shawnwalker]

It's always in good weather that you see these trucks!! Let me know how this does in the first major snow storm or black ice ...

[rayneal]

Drivers should quit driving now so these companies wont be able to afford these.

[joeyc]

Who's here because of Andrew Yang?

[WALZ]

This seems very awesome but what about 3 million jobs? Gonna be a rough time if they start taking over jobs. Also wtf ice road truckers is gonna get boring af

[bigstrapper-heavyhaul]

I’d like to see how good it reacts to a steer tire blowing out hahaha

[blackjesus]

A self driving truck needs a human to get it to the highway!😂😂😂

[mrbutterz]

No this will just give truck companies an excuse to pay drivers less

[dtayfel]

Theres more to truck driving than just driving In a straight line on the highway.

[wolvesprowl]

funny how they want to replace drivers but cant automate the loading/unloading of trailers

[MegaGeorge]

That truck driver was very brave, getting out of the driver's seat and going to the sleeper while the truck was still moving.

[cw]

how come they are always on quite perfect roads lots of truck accidents are caused by bad car drivers anyway

[kinggkongg]

As a truck driver it’s extremely hard to Imagine these taking over cause of all the stuff you have to do outside and inside the truck signs weather pre trip scaling load securement chain laws light checking air leaks there’s just sooo many variables

[dvdrwsor]

Unemployed drivers can form gangs and hijack these very expensive self driving semi's (and cargo), which have no one to defend them on the road.

[jasmats]

this would likely destroy the economy.

[gqyvbsg]

Ppl are gonna be driving, realize it's a self driving truck, and FOR FUN, run it off the road, and that will create MORE SHORTAGES