[Nfbwv-talk] Self-Driving Car Article

[Darren Burton]

I'm convinced it will be a reality sooner than later.  I think we will
gradually see more automated features added to cars over the next few years,
resulting in full automation in about a decade. The Mercedes Benz self
driving car team visited us at Yahoo a couple months ago, and it was
impressive. They convinced me that automated cars will be much safer than
human drivers.  Their prototype actually has 4 seats that swivel and face a
coffee table in the middle, so nobody is paying attention to the road.  I
guess you could have a nice hand of Bridge on the way to work, or maybe
mobile quarter-bounce will be a big fad in the future.

Darren





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No More Drivers? Uber Testing Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh



by Associated Press



Uber is testing a self-driving car on public streets in Pittsburgh.  Uber
says it has outfitted a Ford Fusion hybrid with radars, laser scanners and
high-resolution cameras. It's using the car to test self-driving capability
and collect mapping data.



Uber says it's still in the early stages of its self-driving tests and needs
to make sure the technology is safe.



The San Francisco ride-hailing company says Pittsburgh is an ideal place to
test self-driving cars because it has a wide variety of weather and road
types.



Uber announced a partnership with Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University
last year. It has also opened its own Advanced Technologies Center, which is
led by a former Carnegie Mellon robotics engineer.





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