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Uber Launching Self-Driving Car Fleet in Pittsburgh

August 19, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Though vehicles will have drivers monitoring the vehicles, residents of Pittsburgh, Pa. will be able to summon self-driving cars through the ride hailing service. Volvo Cars and Uber announce agreement to develop autonomous cars.

According to a report in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Uber will be bringing self-driving cars to Pittsburgh, Pa. this month. The vehicles, while driving autonomously, will have humans in the drivers seat supervising the vehicles-modified Volvo XC90 sport utility vehicles.

Earlier this week, Ford Motor Company announced plans to launch its own fully autonomous vehicles for ride-hailing services in 2021.

Uber will bring self-driving Volvo XC90 sport

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