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

Overdrive Staff

Sep 17, 2015

Updated Oct 16, 2015

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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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