UPS Has Been Moving
Cargo in Self-Driving
Trucks for Months .
Last week, the logistics company announced
that they have been working with the
autonomous driving startup, TuSimple.
TuSimple's self-proclaimed mission is to
"increase safety, decrease transportation
costs and reduce carbon emissions.".
UPS is committed to developing and deploying technologies that enable us to operate our global logistics network more efficiently, UPS, via press release.
While fully autonomous, driverless vehicles still have development and regulatory work ahead, we are excited by the advances in braking and other technologies that companies like TuSimple are mastering, UPS, via press release.
According to TuSimple, UPS' investment
will cut the average cost of
tractor-trailer shipping by 30 percent.
In May of this year, the U.S. Postal Service revealed that
it had also partnered with TuSimple for a trial run.
According to
'Electronic Design,' the
test was a success
