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US Postal Service starts testing self-driving mail trucks

New Atlas - Tue 21 May 19

The US Postal Service (USPS) and its mail delivery operations are set to gain a helping hand courtesy of self-driving startup TuSimple, with the agency enlisting the company's autonomous ...

US Postal Service to launch test of self-driving trucks

Phys.org - Tue 21 May 19

The US Postal Service said Tuesday it would begin its first tests of self-driving trucks to deliver mail between two distribution centers in the southwest.

USPS Looking To Test Self-Driving Mail Trucks

Ubergizmo - Wed 22 May 19

The delivery of our mail and packages have come a long way from back in the day, and while the logistics used by delivery companies has improved leaps and bounds, they are still mostly reliant ...

US Postal Service Begins Testing Self-Driving Trucks

Geek.com - Tue 21 May 19

The roots of the U.S. Postal Service date all the way back to 1775. Numerous technological advancements have transformed its operations over the years, and there’s another big shift coming. ...

Self-driving trucks go postal in USPS two-week pilot - Roadshow

CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 21 May 19

TuSimple's trucks will help deliver mail in the American Southwest.

The USPS Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks to Deliver Your Mountain of Packages

Gizmodo - Tue 21 May 19

The famous United States Postal Service motto says, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Well, that’s ...

The Postal Service is piloting self-driving mail trucks

Techspot - Tue 21 May 19

The United States Postal Service is conducting a pilot program in which letters and packages will be transported between two cities using custom Peterbilt trucks developed by self-driving startup ...

U.S. Postal Service Testing Self-Driving Trucks For Mail Delivery

Ubergizmo - Tue 21 May 19

A lot of work is happening in the trucking market to bring about big rigs that are capable of driving themselves. Many companies are working to make this happen and TuSimple is one of them. ...

Postal Service to test autonomous semi trucks for hauling mail across state lines

USA today - Tue 21 May 19

The U.S. Postal Service this month will experiment with self-driving semi-trucks transporting mail between distribution centers in Phoenix and Dallas.        

US Postal Service will use autonomous big rigs to ship mail in new test

The Verge - Tue 21 May 19

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has chosen self-driving trucking company TuSimple to haul mail as part of a two-week test of the startup’s autonomous technology. TuSimple ...

USPS is experimenting with self-driving mail trucks

Engadget - Tue 21 May 19

The USPS is thinking of hauling your mail and packages across the country with the help of self-driving trucks. It has awarded San Diego self-driving truck company TuSimple with a contract ...

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple will haul mail for USPS in two-week pilot

TechCrunch - Tue 21 May 19

TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup that reached unicorn status earlier this year with a $1 billion valuation, is getting two weeks to prove its tech to the United States Postal Service. ...

Self-driving trucks begin mail delivery test for U.S. Postal Service

Reuters Technology - Tue 21 May 19

The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday started a two-week test transporting mail across three Southwestern states using self-driving trucks, a step forward in the effort to commercialize autonomous ...

The U.S. Post Office is testing self-driving trucks this month

Fastcompany Tech - Tue 21 May 19

But your postal service worker shouldn’t worry about their job just yet. The United States Post Office will run a set of limited tests this month that will see an autonomous tractor trailer ...