Construction equipment manufacturer Cat has showcased the capability of its autonomous machines in a video featuring footballer DaMarcus Beasley.
Cat pitted Beasley against self-driving machines, including a massive 794 dumper truck, on a Cat-themed obstacle course.
While Beasley, the only US man to appear in four World Cups, weaves his way through smaller obstacles, the Cat 794 steers its way past smaller Cat machines, all without a driver in the cab.
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Cat said it wanted to highlight how easily autonomous and semi-autonomous machines could manoeuvre.
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