{"id":71256,"date":"2016-08-18T10:04:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T14:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techvibes.com\/?p=71256"},"modified":"2016-08-18T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T14:06:46","slug":"ubers-self-driving-volvos-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/magazine\/ubers-self-driving-volvos-pittsburgh","title":{"rendered":"Uber’s First Self-Driving Volvos Roll Out in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uber\u00a0is moving forward with its\u00a0first real-world test of their self driving cars in Pittsburgh this month. According to a report from Bloomberg<\/a>, the automatic test vehicles will hit the road, intermingled with their traditional fleet and will include\u00a0both a human supervisor in the driver’s seat (a legal requirement) and a co-pilot taking notes\u00a0from the passenger seat.<\/p>\n

\"Uber-auto1\"<\/p>\n

Volvo and Uber signed an agreement\u00a0<\/a>earlier this year to spend $300\u202fmillion to develop a fully autonomous car that will be ready for the road by 2021, though the deal is not exclusive as Uber plans to partner with other\u00a0manufactures in its race for autonomy. The modified Volvo XC90 SUVs will be available to normal Uber customers, though the rides are complementary, offering the rider a tablet\u00a0to learn about the car’s capabilities. The cars are outfitted with dozens of sensors that use cameras, lasers, radar, and GPS receivers.\u00a0The supervising engineers will be carefully babysitting the car with\u00a0“fingertips on the wheel” and chimes to alarm the driver when they should take control.<\/p>\n

\"Uber-Auto2\"<\/p>\n

Tesla, Google and\u00a0Ford are all serious players in the auto-auto race. Ford\u00a0announced earlier this week that it too will have a fully autonomous car on the road by 2021. Between Google’s relatively slow\u00a0progression with automated vehicles and Tesla’s fatal crash last month, Uber may be jumping in prematurely. According to Raffi Krikorians the company\u2019s own engineering director, it’s only a matter of time before something bad happens: \u201cWe\u2019re interacting with reality every day,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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