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August 19, 2016

Self-driving Uber cars in Pittsburgh soon

  • By using human backup drivers, Uber basically is going to test the technology and take people along for the ride.
    • By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and TOM KRISHER
    Associated Press

    SAN FRANCISCO — In a few weeks, Uber will start using self-driving cars to carry passengers in Pittsburgh, raising the stakes in an intensifying race to deploy autonomous vehicles.

    The ride-hailing company said Thursday that customers will be able to opt into the test program, which will use autonomous Ford Fusions summoned through the touch of a smartphone. Although other companies are testing self-driving cars on public roads, this is the first time the public can get access to them.


     
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