Tesla is seeking approval to test its self-driving electric trucks in California and Nevada. An interesting detail is that the vehicles will move in “platoons”: a group of trucks will follow a designated leader and travel in close formation to reduce drag and increase efficiency.



Tesla is set to unveil its all-electric truck, known as Tesla Semi, next month and the automaker is apparently now seeking to test its prototypes for platooning and self-driving in Nevada and California. The company needs approval to test autonomous driving vehicles and in an attempt to secure approval to cross state lines with its prototype test trucks, Tesla regulatory official Nasser Zamani wrote to Nevada DMV official April Sanborn in an email obtained by Reuters.

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