Waymo is betting that the future of shipping will be autonomous 18-wheelers. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz sits down with Boris Sofman, the company's trucking engineering manager, to learn more about its tractor-trailer testing program. They go for a ride with a safety driver at the wheel. As Waymo tests its self-driving trucks in Arizona, they say their biggest challenge is accounting for the unpredictable behavior of others on the road. The United States is facing a growing shortage of truck drivers.
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