Just when you thought Uber-for-trucking or drones might someday shake up freight and delivery, guess what? Google wants to send self-driving trucks sporting a locker-type storage system to bring a package to your door.
The Internet search and apps giant was awarded a patent Feb. 9 for its application carrying this descriptive title: "Autonomous Delivery Platform." To be sure, the patent application notes that the technology "relates to delivery systems" and is not some unexpected release of a self-driving truck Google has been keeping under wraps.
However, that's where the company indicates it intends the technology to go. In the patent application summary, Google states that the now successfully patented technology "includes methods, computer program products, and systems for autonomous delivery of packages."
By Aaron Marsh Fleet Owner
By Aaron Marsh Fleet Owner
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