Daimler has just made a new truck.... that could drive by itself.

The world's first officially recognized self-driving semi-truck, called the Freightliner Inspiration, is the company's high-tech version of its 18-wheeler that's sold worldwide, according to Wired. Its audience will mostly be freight carriers unless someone wants it for novelty.

The truck was announced Tuesday in Nevada, where Governor Brian Sandoval gave the "AU 010" license plate for the autonomous truck to Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG

Technically, the Freightliner Inspiration still has its limitation. Once its deployed, it will only drive on a highway, will stay on its lane, won't overtake by itself, and will remain safe distance between other vehicles.

The hardware installed in it is pretty much the same with other latest trucks and cars built by Daimler. To scan the road for obstacles ahead, it has a radar that has a range up to 800 feet. Road lanes are read by a stereoscopic camera. 

The Freightliner is installed with an adjusted version of the software developed for autonomous Mercedes-Benz vehicles. It doesn't have remote sensor to communicate with other vehicles. 

And if ever the vehicle encounters a situation that cannot be figured out on its own, it's the time where the human intervention takes place. It will sound alerts to its human passenger to take the wheel. 

Should the person not respond in about five seconds,  the truck will gradually slow down and come to a full stop. Consider it as a safety feature.

Daimler is convinced that the the Freightliner is safe for public roads and so does the Nevada DMV. But it still needs numerous test especially in different road conditions.

"There's a clear need for this generation of trucks," Bernhard told Wired "and we're the pioneers who are willing to tackle it."

While the Freightliner is not as impressive as a Google car, its technology would still benefit the economy, as truck are crucial in hauling goods on the road. And doing it safely is a major concern for freight companies

Data shows that in the US, 330,000 large trucks were involved in road accidents in 2012. Most of it involved passenger cars and caused almost 4,000 deaths.

Transportation and logistics economists, like Noël Perry, said freight have already been installing some safety measure in their own trucks.