fast becoming reality. the big idea for dell five an auto electronics company, creating the first driverless car to go across the united states nchlt states. in this case an audi suv complete with burgers and fries on a road trip it s the ultimate test and looking forward to the test itself. i m also very much looking to the daytime. reporter: san francisco to new york. 3500 miles. 99% of the drive, driverless. technically, there is someone sitting in the seat because state laws demand that. he drives the car to the highway onramp. but then 20 cameras along with radar and a lot of computing power take over. today, we re starting off on the longest leg of the trip. passing dallas about 650 miles. we found our system was a little scared of semitractor trailers so it kind of edged a little far to the left. safety is the first question on everyone s mind.