The story of Otto, the creator of Uber's self-driving truck

Earlier Tuesday, Uber announced the first successful run of one of its self-driving freight trucks, developed by San Francisco-based company Otto. It's the latest stage in a meteoric 2016 for the self-driving startup.

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The truck, designed by Otto, successfully completed a 120-mile journey between Fort Collins, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado, delivering 2,000 cases of Budweiser beers with nary an issue along its journey on Interstate 25. 

It's an important step for Uber's effort to get self-driving cars on the road, coming on the heels of a pilot project in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that allows selected users to hail rides from self-driving cars. Read more...

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