Mexican Media Brands
Uber Expands Self-Driving Car Tests to San Francisco
Uber Technologies Inc. has extended to San Francisco the public tests of autonomous vehicles it began in Pittsburgh three months ago.
Share
Uber Technologies Inc. has extended to San Francisco the public tests of autonomous vehicles it began in Pittsburgh three months ago.
The California tests will use a small number of specially equipped Volvo XC90 crossover vehicles and Ford Focus small sedans. Under California laws, each car must be piloted by two engineers, including a driver whose hands remain on the steering wheel.
Uber says tests in Pittsburgh to date have helped it improve system control software to better handle bad weather. San Francisco will present the cars with unusually heavy traffic density conditions, according to the company.
RELATED CONTENT
-
On Fuel Cells, Battery Enclosures, and Lucid Air
A skateboard for fuel cells, building a better battery enclosure, what ADAS does, a big engine for boats, the curious case of lean production, what drivers think, and why Lucid is remarkable
-
On Automotive: An All Electric Edition
A look at electric vehicle-related developments, from new products to recycling old batteries.
-
On Electric Pickups, Flying Taxis, and Auto Industry Transformation
Ford goes for vertical integration, DENSO and Honeywell take to the skies, how suppliers feel about their customers, how vehicle customers feel about shopping, and insights from a software exec
