Testing drones started a few weeks ago and during that time they did not get into one accident.
Taxi service Uber has announced the beginning of testing of its first driverless car. The announcement was published on the company website, Uber also showed a photo of the vehicle.
Tests will go in the coming weeks in the American Pittsburgh. The car was developed by advanced technologies center Uber, it is a Ford Fusion hybrid, equipped with multiple sensors, including radar, laser scanners and cameras with high resolution,” reads the statement. During the movement of the machine in the driver’s seat will be professionals who will engage in the monitoring process.
Pittsburgh was selected for testing because it is “an ideal environment for the development and testing of unmanned vehicle technology on various types of roads, with different traffic pattern and the weather, stress in Uber. The company has already informed about the trials of representatives of local authorities and law enforcement agencies. The mayor of Pittsburgh William Peduto said that Uber will “improve the lives of people” — in particular, increase road safety and reduce the number of traffic jams.
On their self-driving car is allowed to pass to journalists. During the year the Pittsburgh drove cars Uber, who studied the scheme of the city and put it on the map, the newspaper notes. According to him, testing drones started a few weeks ago and during that time they did not get into one accident.
