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UPS is testing self-driving trucks in Arizona
UPS has been secretly hauling cargo back and forth between Phoenix and Tuczon, Arizona for over three months, courtesy of their minority stake in automated trucking startup TuSimple. The tractor trailers are outfitted with nine cameras, as well as LiDAR sensors, those spinning contraptions often attached to the roofs of self-driving vehicles to help them "see."
USPS is experimenting with self-driving mail trucks
The USPS is thinking of hauling your mail and packages across the country with the help of self-driving trucks. It has awarded San Diego self-driving truck company TuSimple with a contract for a two-week pilot, wherein the firm's vehicles will perform five round trips while hauling USPS trailers. The trips will cover 1,000 miles between the postal service's Phoenix, Arizona and Dallas, Texas distribution centers. TuSimple will also run the trucks for 22 hours each, including overnight driving along highways.
