Could driverless trucks soon be driving along High Plains highways?
It may be some time before driverless vehicles of any kind become a regularly occurring phenomenon in the High Plains region, but a recent“Washington Post” video offers a firsthand view into a driverless shipment of Budweiser beer from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
According to a “Business Insider” story Tuesday, Otto, a company owned by Uber, teamed up with Anheuser-Busch to deliver the beer 120 miles on I-25 in Colorado as a test of the technology, which still requires an onboard operator to maneuver the truck onto and off of exit ramps.
Otto is designing a system, according to the article, that could be retrofit to existing trucks, meaning the technology could make its way to the High Plains area any time.
According to“Slate,” the experiment provides a glimpse into the future of over-the-road trucking.