We’ve taken another big step towards a driverless future – and it’s hella’ flashy.
Nevada officials have approved Daimler’s autonomous Freightliner Inspiration Truck, probably inspired by Optimus Prime, to operate on the desert state’s public roads.
Taking a look at truck’s luxe interior, it’s not hard to imagine a future where tech-happy millennials occupy the cockpits of big rigs that were once helmed by rugged, more ‘trucker’ types. As Daimler predicts, drivers will have time to focus on other tasks – playing on an iPad, apparently – while a computer does most of the actual driving.
The company received license plates for a fleet of self-driving trucks on Tuesday after one completed a successful climb to the top of the Hoover Dam in a demonstration of the technology.
Perhaps even more impressive, though is the aesthetic. Just look at this thing…
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