Uber has said it will stop developing self-driving trucks to center its self-governing innovation exclusively around autos.

Uber’s self-driving truck program began in 2016 with a team situated in San Francisco.

The ride-hailing firm denoted the world’s first commercial shipment conveyed by a self-driving truck soon thereafter.

The truck drove 120 miles (193 km) along a roadway in Colorado with a trailer brimming with Budweiser brew.

The idea behind self-driving trucks was at first to enhance the wellbeing and proficiency of the trucking business, as indicated by Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) site.

“We believe having our entire team’s energy and expertise focused on [self-driving cars] is the best path forward,” ATG head Eric Meyhofer said in an announcement.

The organization did not promptly respond to further questioning from the BBC.

Uber Freight, which matches mostly owner-operator truck drivers with shippers, will be unaffected by the move.

Uber’s self-driving car development has not been without issues.

In March, the firm said it was suspending self-driving cars tests in all North American urban areas after a deadly accident.

A 49-year-old lady was hit by a car and slaughtered as she crossed the road in Tempe, Arizona.

The deadly mishap came a year after Uber pulled self-driving cars from the streets after another accident which left one of the vehicles on its side.

A bunch of Uber’s self-driving vehicles have quite recently been returned on the streets in Pittsburgh following the March suspension.

Self-driving cars have been hailed as the eventual fate of the ride-hailing industry and in addition an approach to decrease car crashes.

Different organizations including General Motors, Ford, Mercedes-Benz proprietor Daimler and car supplier Bosch are putting resources into the advancement of self-driving vehicles.

In any case, there have been warnings that the innovation is being deployed before it is ready.