Otto cofounder Anthony Levandowski will lead Uber’s combined self-driving initiatives. Uber also announced it acquired start-up Otto, which is working on self-driving trucks.
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The cars will be staffed with safety drivers, per current transportation laws.īut the ultimate goal, often stated by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, is to replace Uber drivers with autonomous vehicles, which will drive down the cost of each ride dramatically for consumers while increasing revenue for Uber. Volvo has so far delivered a handful of vehicles with self-driving tech to Uber, which expects to have upward of 100 such Volvos deployed in Pittsburgh by the end of the year. Many of its staffers are former robotics experts from nearby Carnegie Mellon University, a self-driving car technology hotbed. Uber has been testing a handful of tech-laden Volvo SUVs in Pittsburgh, which is headquarters for the tech company’s nascent autonomous car research facility. And it said it bought a start-up that’s working on self-driving trucks. The ride-hailing giant, which has been valued at more than $60 billion, also said Thursday it was partnering with Swedish automaker Volvo on a $300-million joint project to develop self-driving vehicles. SAN FRANCISCO – Uber customers in downtown Pittsburgh later this month will begin hopping into vehicles that can drive themselves to their destination.
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