First Self-Driving Truck Debuts
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="automated">automated</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="trailer">trailer</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 2, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="called">called</span> '<span word="Actros">Actros</span>' <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="autopilot">autopilot</span> <span word="mode">mode</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> 430-<span word="horsepower">horsepower</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>, <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> 40 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span>, <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stuttgart">Stuttgart</span>, <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="division">division</span>, <span word="Wolfgang">Wolfgang</span> <span word="Bernhard">Bernhard</span>.</p><p><span word="Chatting">Chatting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Winfred">Winfred</span> <span word="Kretschmann">Kretschmann</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baden">Baden</span>-<span word="Wuerttemberg">Wuerttemberg</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="trailer">trailer</span>-<span word="trucks">trucks</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steering">steering</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wolfgang">Wolfgang</span> <span word="Bernhard">Bernhard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="Trucks">Trucks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Buses">Buses</span> <span word="Division">Division</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="premiere">premiere</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Shall">Shall</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>? <span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="Soon">Soon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="A">A</span>8 <span word="highway">highway</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Stuttgart">Stuttgart</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 80 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bernhard">Bernhard</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span>."</p>
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