Uber has set its sights on the Steel City to test self-driving cars: here’s why
By Minda Smiley
As a native Pittsburgher who has spent the last 16 years in varying business and technology roles around the city, Pittsburgh is the perfect place to test autonomous vehicles, and Uber agrees. They will start testing their self-driving technology with Pittsburgh passengers in the coming weeks.
Why Pittsburgh? That is a question that people outside of the city have been asking since the announcement.
The most apparent answer for Uber is Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Since 2007, when a CMU team led by Red Whittaker won the DARPA Urban Challenge, CMU has been regarded as a leader in robotics and autonomous technology. Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
