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Freightliner To Begin Testing Self-Driving Tractor-Trailer

Published May 6, 2015 at 12:33 PM CDT

Freightliner, a division of Daimler, has been given a license to test its self-driving tractor-trailer truck in Nevada. The trucks will have a driver in the driver’s seat to take control when the truck is in cities, but the idea is that on limited-access interstates it could self-drive. CNN’s Maggie Lake discusses the implications with Here & Now's Robin Young.

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An interior view of Daimler's autonomous truck. (Daimler)
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An interior view of Daimler's autonomous truck. (Daimler)

  • Maggie Lake, business reporter for CNN. She tweets@maggielake.

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