Uber succeeded in transporting for the first automatic driving truck, and the baggage carried was 45,000 cans of Budweiser

Uber who is also focusing on the development of automatic driving car succeeded in transporting luggage by a fully automatic truck. this isUber subsidiary "Otto" acquiredWas carried out using original proprietary automatic driving technology and we are running a distance of about 160 km without driver's maneuvering loaded with 45,000 cans of beer "Budweiser".

Uber's first self-driven truck delivery was a beer run - Recode
http://www.recode.net/2016/10/25/13392326/uber-otto-self-driving-truck-first-commercial-delivery

UberFreight autonomous semi delivers 2,000 cases of Budweiser | LeftLaneNews
http://www.leftlanenews.com/uberfreights-autonomous-semi-delivers-2-000-cases-of-budweiser-93156.html

This is the track that actually ran Budweiser and ran. You can see that the Otto logo, along with the Budweiser logo, and the letters "SELF - DRIVEN" (automatic driving) are drawn.


A movie containing the actual running situation has also been released.

Otto and Budweiser: First Shipment by Self-Driving Truck - YouTube


Budweiser being boxed and shipping


Loaded on the truck loading platform ......


Depart from the factory.


When entering the highway from the interchange adjacent to the factory ......


The driver turned on the automatic operation switch embedded in the dashboard. Automatic operation started with this. Is it an automatic shutdown switch in emergency that is next to the right hand?


Driver who completely released his hand from the handle.


Unattended driver's seat. If an unknown person sees it, it is definitely a sight that seems to be thinking "the truck is running away!"


Driver reading magazines in the back seat.


Looking forward, there is an unattended driver's seat.


In this trip, I succeeded in running over a 120-mile highway section without driver's maneuvering completely.


By the way, in this transportation Budweiser seems to have paid Otto as an entrustment fee of $ 450 (about 45,000 yen).


Although Uber is known as a pioneer of car-share ride service, the share ride market is showing a state of saturation by the latecomers who appeared later. Meanwhile, Uber is acquiring Otto from the future and proceeding development is an automatic driving truck, providing transportation services "UberFreightIt will be said that. Although this time is a one-time demonstration experiment, it is expected that similar attempts will continue in the future.