Self-driving 18-wheeler delivers the first shipment: Beer

A self-driving semi-tractor trailer has made its virgin journey across Colorado to deliver, what else, a load of beer.

In partnership with Anheuser-Busch, Uber's self-driving truck division -- Otto -- said the driver of its 18-wheeler spent most of the 120-mile journey from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs viewing the road from the sleeper berth.

The truck hauled 51,744 cans of Budweiser down I-25 through downtown Denver on its way to Colorado Springs.

Otto, which was acquired by Uber in July, was a year-old, San Francisco-based start-up with about 90 employees. The company sells a $30,000 camera and sensor kit to produce autonomous driving capabilities on trucks. 

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