PepsiCo deploys fleet of driverless trucks to deliver Doritos and drinks in three states
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In brief: Another milestone has been reached in our rapid and often worrying shift toward a Futurama-like world. PepsiCo has become the first major US consumer-goods company to boast a full-scale deployment of autonomous trucks on public roads, with 35 self-driving vehicles delivering goods in Arizona, five in Texas, and one in Arkansas.
The trucks are moving PepsiCo products including Doritos, Cheetos, other Frito
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