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Otto Self-Driving Truck

truckpilotby Otto

Otto self-driving truck system for autonomous freight (acquired by Uber).

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Manufacturer
Otto
Form factor
truck
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Otto Self-Driving Truck, a truck by Otto (pilot). 1 source back the record.

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Key facts

Joining Uber (company-stated, Aug 2016)

Otto announced on 18 August 2016 it was joining Uber to work on self-driving trucks and a platform matching truck drivers with loads.

Driver rest and network (company-claimed)

The trucks were meant to let drivers rest while moving, with trucks on the network sharing information to make other trucks safer.

Data & sources

Web sources

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Otto Self-Driving Truck. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Otto Self-Driving Truck.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://medium.com/official-otto-blog/our-next-chapter-otto-joins-uber-307ee347a5bf

Common questions

What is Otto Self-Driving Truck?
Otto self-driving truck system for autonomous freight (acquired by Uber).
How much does Otto Self-Driving Truck cost?
Otto Self-Driving Truck's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Otto Self-Driving Truck from Otto. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Otto Self-Driving Truck actually deployed in the real world?
Otto Self-Driving Truck is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Otto Self-Driving Truck?
Otto Self-Driving Truck is made by Otto, based in San Francisco, CA, USA, founded in 2016.
Can you buy Otto Self-Driving Truck?
Otto Self-Driving Truck is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Otto Self-Driving Truck?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable truck robots to Otto Self-Driving Truck include Gatik Autonomous Box Truck, Kodiak Driverless Truck, Aurora Driver on International LT (2nd-gen), Kodiak Driver.
How does Otto Self-Driving Truck compare to Gatik Autonomous Box Truck?
Otto Self-Driving Truck and Gatik Autonomous Box Truck (Gatik · 12 deployments) are both truck robots on the DEPLOY registry. Otto Self-Driving Truck has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Otto Self-Driving Truck a top truck?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Otto Self-Driving Truck ranks in roughly the top 84% of truck models tracked by the registry.
What is Otto Self-Driving Truck's maturity stage?
Otto Self-Driving Truck is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Where is Otto Self-Driving Truck deployed?
No verified deployments of Otto Self-Driving Truck are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Otto Self-Driving Truck safe?
Otto Self-Driving Truck has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Otto Self-Driving Truck.