DETROIT (AP) — Ride-hailing service Uber says it will start hauling passengers with self-driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh in next several weeks.
The company says the autonomous Ford Fusions will have human backup drivers but will transport passengers just like normal Uber vehicles.
Uber has a self-driving research lab in Pittsburgh and is working on autonomous technology.
Also Thursday, Uber and Volvo announced a $300 million deal for Volvo to provide SUVs to Uber for autonomous vehicle research. Eventually the Volvo SUVs will be part of the self-driving fleet in Pittsburgh.
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That’s great. But your new logo is still stupid.
Not exactly self driving cars
Self driving cars that require an operator to sit in the driver’s seat and oversee the operation of the vehicle is not really a self-driving car.
Traffic jams! Unless they have improved on Google’s left turn algorithm or are driving more stupid.