Otto delays self-driving test in Ohio, US

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Self-driving start-up Otto's plans to expand testing of a truck on two routes in Ohio have been interrupted by an incident at Ohio State University. TruckingInfo.com reported that the truck is set to travel in regular traffic and will have a driver in the cab to intervene if necessary, citing an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) official. The route will become "one of the foremost automotive research corridors in the world", the official said.

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