Overdrive takes Freightliner’s autonomous truck for a spin in the desert

Overdrive Staff

Sep 17, 2015

Updated Oct 16, 2015

Overdrive Equipment Editor Jack Roberts this week received in Nevada an autonomous endorsement for his CDL. He then took Freightliner’s Inspiration autonomous truck for a test drive in the desert outside of Las Vegas:

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