Saturday 23 May 2015

Uber is working on an autonomous car too


Credit: Ethan Lott/Pittsburgh Business Times

Google, Tesla, Mercedes, Audi & Delphi are working on autonomous cars. Now Uber has joined in.

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/techflash/2015/05/exclusive-heres-your-first-look-at-ubers-self.html

http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/22/8643047/uber-self-driving-car-first-pictures

Delphi autonomous car has driven from San Francisco to New York City
http://www.wired.com/2015/04/delphi-autonomous-car-cross-country/

Maybe Apple
http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/4/7976101/apple-cars-roof-mounted-cameras

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