Self-driving truck hits the road in the US to deliver 50,000 cans of Budweiser

I wanted to include this case study because it still has part to the theme of a self-automated system and I thought it would still be interesting to have a different case scenario.

Self-driving truck, 2016

This concept has successfully been achieved to its intention on delivering 50,000 cans of Budweiser with a self-driving truck with a journey of 120 miles long in the United States. It is stated that it is the world first company commercial shipment by a self-driving truck. (Alice Morby, 2016)

Budweiser, Otto Self-Driving truck 2016 

For the whole route the vehicle has functioned well autonomously for its entire way. For this operation success, the companies are now aiming to invest and develop into more functioning self-driving freight system.


I have included this successful autonomous tested vehicle, as a result of achievement towards the self-automated function. Although this function will not be used for my further study accomplishment of my dissertation, I still wanted this reference of a self-functioning system to be in my records.

Something that keeps me back from trusting the service system of a self-driving shipment, is that it might loose its automated system and cause any harm or damages that can involve the risk of other people's lives.


Reference:

Alice Morby, 2016. 'Self-driving truck hits the road in the US to deliver 50,000 cans of Budweiser'. Available on: <https://www.dezeen.com/2016/10/26/self-driving-delivery-truck-otto-budweiser-driverless-vehicle-design-transport-technology-colorado-usa/> [Accessed on 30th May 2017 ]