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Waymo, a self-driving truck technology developer, announced it expanded its partnership with UPS Inc. to include autonomous freight movement with Class 8 vehicles. “For these trial runs, our Class 8 trucks will have two autonomous specialists — one driver with a CDL and one software technician — on board to monitor operations,” said a Waymo spokesperson.The trial runs will take place between UPS facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, a distance of about 240 miles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices