You Can Now Buy a Can of Beer Shipped by a Self-Driving Truck

Otto and Budweiser are proud to announce they have completed the world’s first shipmentby a self-driving truck.

With the full support from the State of Colorado, Otto and Anheuser-Busch delivered 51,744 cans ofBudweiser from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, traveling through downtown Denver during thetrip. The self-driving truck is equipped with cameras, radar and lidar sensors to see the road, whileOtto’s system controlled the truck’s acceleration, braking and steering to carry the beer exit-to-exitwithout human intervention.

Otto believes the shipment is the next step in realizing its vision for a safe and productive future onhighways, with the technology allowing truck drivers to have the opportunity to rest during longstretches of highway, while the truck continues to drive on its own.