sam grobart to vegas for a test drive.ple have been talking about the driverless car for a while now. almost every week it seemed to herald a new record or test drive all with the fiddler caveat that such technology is still a ways away. but the first self driving vehicles on the road may not be the one taking you to work. they will likely come from an industry where safety concerns and environmental issues demand a better solution than a human constantly behind the wheel. the first self driving car will not be a car at all. it will be a truck. this is the freightliner inspiration, a prototype truck that is legally roaming the highways of nevada. >> ready to go. as soon as highway pilot is available, we will get an indication. it is activated once this button is pressed. notice i'm not doing anything, i peter off the pedals. i can look at you and steer. we are in autonomous mode. inspiration uses a combination of gps, radar, and video cameras to achieve what is called level three autonomy. which means it can drive itself w