PepsiCo Is Bringing Driverless Trucks Into the Mainstream

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🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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P.M. Edition for June 8. Pepsi has rolled out 35 driverless trucks to ship Cheetos, Doritos, and other products on the public roads in Arizona. Journal reporter Esther Fung took a ride in one. Plus, a judge invalidated the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas. And as the World Cup kicks off across 16 North American cities this week, occupancy rates in U.S. hotels are lagging behind. We hear about the reasons why from WSJ real estate reporter Kate King, and what it means for the economic boost cities were hoping for from the World Cup. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Boardrooms love buzzwords.
0:02.0	AI, climate, resilience.
0:03.8	But what do they actually mean for CFOs and execs trying to survive the next earnings call?
0:08.3	That's where the pre-read comes in.
0:09.9	Real experts and real talk.
0:11.7	Subscribe to the pre-read, presented by Workieva.
0:19.2	AI stocks bounce back after last week's sell-off.
0:22.9	Plus, a judge strikes down President Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.
0:28.3	And driverless trucks are here, and they're ready to bring you chips and drinks?
0:33.2	No one ever drive the seat.
0:35.2	It's Monday, June 8th.
0:36.6	I'm Alex Osloaf for the Wall Street Journal.
0:39.0	This is the PM edition of What's News,
0:41.5	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
0:47.4	First up today, the stock market.
0:49.8	Tech stocks made up some ground after big declines last week.
0:52.8	The NASDAQ ended up 0.9%. An index tracking chip stocks climbed 5.6%. Here's a little historical
1:00.2	nugget showing that this is a typical pattern. Dow Jones market data shows that on average,
1:05.2	the NASDAQ gains half a percent the day after a drop of 4% or more, and the NASDAQ sank
1:10.2	4.2% on Friday.
1:12.4	Meanwhile, the S&P edged up 0.3% and the Dow slived.
1:16.7	In other markets news, go Nix.
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