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The U.S. Postal Service Wants Your Mail Trucks To Drive Themselves

The USPS launched a self-driving truck program to move mail over a 1,000-mile route between Dallas and Phoenix.
The U.S. Postal Service launched a pilot program for self-driving trucks to move mail over a 1,000-mile route between Dallas and Phoenix. (Courtesy of TuSimple)

The United States Postal Service has launched a pilot program for self-driving trucks to move mail over a 1,000-mile route between Dallas and Phoenix.

The trucks have already completed their first run, and their second set of deliveries is now underway, according

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