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Freightliner Inspiration (foreground, on the left) on display. Red truck in the background is a Western Star 5700XE.

The Freightliner Inspiration is a prototype semi-trailer truck designed by Freightliner Trucks. The truck is the first autonomous commercial vehicle to be legally operated in the United States. [1] [2] There have been two units produced. [1]

The truck was licensed to operate by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in 2015. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Korzeniewski, Jeremy (May 6, 2015). "Freightliner Inspiration: the self-driving semi truck is real". Autoblog.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b staff (May 6, 2015). "Freightliner Inspiration self-driving truck OK'd to drive on Nevada highways". CBC News. Retrieved May 6, 2015.

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