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A driverless lorry developed by Daimler has been tested on a public road for the first time, in Germany.
At the push of a button, the vehicle's "highway pilot" helped it avoid other road users via a radar and camera sensing system.
The company reiterated the requirement that a human driver be present and focused on the road at all times.
Earlier in the year, Daimler had expressed its desire to carry out such a test by the end of 2015.
"As soon as we are on the highway, we will start the autonomous driving mode," said Daimler executive Wolfgang Bernhard as he steered the Mercedes-Benz Actros truck towards a busy stretch of motorway in Baden-Wurttemberg last week.
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PENGUINICITY!!
(Score: 3, Disagree) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday October 07 2015, @05:30PM
I'm old enough to predate most of the illegal invasion so when I was young most Big Macs were made by teens...
Just 'cause they're brown doesn't make them illegal. There is no chance in hell that a lawyered up massive corporation like McDonald's is hiring illegal immigrants in any sort of significant capacity.