Self-Driving Tractor-Trailers Are Being Tested On Public Roads

BLACKSBURG, Va. (CBS Local) — You’ve heard of self-driving cars. Now a robotics company is getting ready to put self-driving tractor trailers on the road.
Daimler Trucks is teaming up with Blacksburg-based Torc Robotics to test the new technology on Southwest Virginia roads after months of testing on closed-loop courses.
Daimler said its self-driving test trucks will require a specially trained driver and an engineer in the cab as the vehicles operate in regular traffic on public hig