Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway, but Not Local Roads

Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway, but Not Local Roads
At those locations, autonomous trucks would grab trailers for long-haul drives, while human drivers would grab ones
earmarked for closer delivery — with Uber’s network meshing the supply and demand of both behind the scenes.
It is also not revealing many details about how the transfer hubs would work — including what they
would look like, where they would be located and how the company planned to roll them out
The company said it was working out of two primary transfer hubs in Arizona — one in Sanders
near the border with New Mexico and another in Topock near the California border.
In a video, Uber laid out its vision for the future of trucking — tapping autonomous systems to navigate long highway hauls
and relying on human drivers to handle shorter drives, like the final few miles to a customer’s loading dock.
Waymo has also said it is considering using its driverless car technology for trucks, while
Tesla said it plans to introduce an electric truck with a self-driving mode built in.