WSJ reports that PepsiCo (PEP) is running 35 driverless trucks on Arizona roads to transport products between bottling plants, storage facilities and stores

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US President Trump posts "Israel and Iran must immediately stop shooting"

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CGTN reports "the Strait of Hormuz is completely closed... three oil tankers, "Asteria," "Lumina Ocean," and an unnamed oil tanker, are stopped at the entrance of the Strait"

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WSJ reports that PepsiCo (PEP) is running 35 driverless trucks on Arizona roads to transport products between bottling plants, storage facilities and stores

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Israeli military official says it targeted a petrochemical complex in Southwestern Iran used for the production of ballistic missiles, Sky News reports

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Bipartisan US group will launch a discharge petition this week to prevent Trump from creating a weaponisation fund; bill would permanently amend the Federal Judgment Fund Act to prevent any opportunity for abuse, sources told Punchbowl

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Marks the first time a major US consumer-goods company has disclosed the real-life, large-scale use of autonomous trucks on public roads.
The 26,000-pound trucks are operated by Gatik and travel on public highways and local streets.

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