Uber, the American company that developed a popular app for ordering a taxi, started testing unmanned vehicle. This was reported on its website.
Tests on a hybrid Ford Fusion will be held in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). The machine is equipped with various sensors, including radar, laser scanners and video cameras with high resolution.
The company noted that the car will also collect map data. While it will always be the driver, even when testing the autopilot.
Uber informed the authorities about the Pittsburgh test. As noted, the city is a perfect environment for developing and testing the technology on various types of roads with different traffic patterns”. The company believes that unmanned vehicles could save millions of lives, reduce congestion and make personal transport more accessible.
In February in California was the first accident involving a self-driving car Google. The car tried to go around the sandbags and collided with a municipal bus.
In 2015, Tesla has equipped its electric vehicles and X S full autopilot. Currently working in this direction concerns Toyota, Daimler, Volvo. “KamAZ” last year, also announced the development of unmanned dump trucks, suitable for use in the Russian hinterland.
