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Uber, Inc.

Advanced Technologies Center

Contributor - Ford Motor Company

AVS: Autonomous Visualization System, standard for describing and visualizing autonomous vehicle perception, motion, and planning data

 

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Go for a ride in Uber's autonomous car

Published on Sep 14, 2016

During a launch event and demo in the streets of Pittsburgh, Signe Brewster was accompanied by 2 Uber Engineers in a high-level demo of their autonomous Ford vehicle. She even got to take a ride behind the wheel back to the Advanced Technologies Center.

"Behind the wheel of Uber’s new self-driving car, which hits the road today"
Get ready, Pittsburgh

by Andrew J . Hawkins
September 14, 2016

 

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Behind the wheel of Uber’s first self-driving car

Published on Sep 14, 2016

Uber is launching its first self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, and we got a chance to sit behind the wheel.

 

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Inside Uber's self-driving car

Published on Sep 14, 2016

The ride-sharing giant is in Pittsburgh for its latest big move: the country’s first autonomous taxi service. Select Uber users can now ride in self-driving cars, with humans at the wheel for an emergency.

 

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President Suresh takes ride in Uber driverless car

Published on Sep 14, 2016

Uber began offering Pittsburghers public rides in its self-driving vehicles on Sept. 14. One of its first riders was Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh. Along with City of Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, Suresh took a ride from downtown to his office on the Oakland campus.

"President Suresh takes ride in Uber driverless car"

by Ken Walters
September 14, 2016

 

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What Uber drivers think about their robot replacements

Published on Sep 22, 2016

Last week, Uber launched its self-driving car pilot program in Pittsburgh. Customers in certain parts of the city can now hail an Uber, with the chance that they'll be picked up by a self-driving car.

Though there's someone sitting in the driver's seat, the cars guide and drive themselves. And Uber has long felt bullish about its technology: CEO Travis Kalanick says the company's whole fleet could be "driverless in 2030."

The day that Uber launched its Pittsburgh program, VICE News took a ride with some of the drivers that Uber could put out of a job with its autonomous cars, to ask them whether they were concerned about sharing the road with the self-driving cars that will put them out of business.

 

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Uber's self-driving cars start picking up riders in San Francisco

Published on Dec 14, 2016

Uber's launching its self-driving cars in San Francisco, with a new third-generation autonomous vehicle built using Volvo XC90 SUVs. These cars feature Uber's latest sensor tech, and more powerful onboard computers for more advanced autonomy overall.

 

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Riding in Uber’s self-driving cars

Published on Dec 14, 2016

Uber is expanding its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, giving Bay Area residents the first taste of a driverless future. Anyone who hails an UberX could find themselves in the backseat of one of Uber’s self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs.

 

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Article "You can hail a self-driving Uber in San Francisco starting today"
Is Silicon Valley ready for autonomous ride-sharing? Duh

by Andrew J . Hawkins
December 14, 2016

 

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San Francisco, your self-driving Uber is arriving now

Published on Dec 14, 2016

Self-driving cars have been picking up and dropping off riders on the streets of Pittsburgh for the last 3 months, and now we’re excited to bring them to our hometown of San Francisco. Ready to take a ride in a Self-Driving Uber?

 

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Let's go for a test drive in a self-driving Uber

Published on Dec 16, 2016

Follow MIT Technology Review Editor Will Knight on a ride through Pittsburgh in a semi-autonomous Uber.

"My Self-Driving Uber Needed Human Help"
A test ride in a semiautonomous taxi in Pittsburgh shows the technology is not quite ready.

by Will Knight
September 14, 2016

 

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KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA: Uber ordered to pull self-driving cars off the road

Published on Dec 15, 2016

The CA DMV has told Uber to immediately remove their self-driving cars off the roads in San Francisco, until they get the proper permits. Consumer Watchdog is drafting legislation to address concerns with safety and transparency by the self-driving car companies.

Article "Uber Goes To Court To Defend Its Robot Cars As Above The Law, Not Needing License"

by Jamie Court
December 17, 2016

 

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Article "Uber’s self-driving cars put cyclists at risk, warns bike advocate group"

by Lora Kolodny
December 21, 2016

 

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Uber stops its self-driving cars in California

Published on Dec 22, 2016

California's DMV revokes the registrations of Uber's self-driving fleet, so the company has no choice but to end its tests.

"Uber Stops Self-Driving Car Program in California"

by Eric Newcomer
December 22, 2016

 

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Article "Uber regrouping after Levandowski firing"

by Frank Tobe
June 12, 2017

 

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More details in the self-driving car fight between Waymo and Uber

Published on Oct 3, 2017

The court trial is scheduled to begin in a week.

Waymo driverless car

 

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Article "Uber built a fake city in Pittsburgh with roaming mannequins to test its self-driving cars"

by Danielle Muoio
October 18, 2017

 

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Article "The First Pedestrian Has Been Killed by a Self-Driving Car. Now What?"
In Tempe, Arizona, an autonomous Uber struck and killed a woman crossing a street at night. The incident is likely to test the public’s tolerance of AVs on real-world roads.

by Laura Bliss
March 19, 2018

 

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Uber's self-driving car involved in fatal accident

Published on Mar 20, 2018

A fatal accident occurred involving one of Uber's self-driving cars. John Iadarola and Matt Atchity break it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below!

"An autonomous Uber car killed a woman in the street in Arizona, police said, in what appears to be the first reported fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian in the US.

Tempe police said the self-driving car was in autonomous mode at the time of the crash and that the vehicle hit a woman, who was walking outside of the crosswalk and later died at a hospital. There was a vehicle operator inside the car at the time of the crash."

"Self-driving Uber kills Arizona woman in first fatal crash involving pedestrian"
Tempe police said car was in autonomous mode at the time of the crash and that the vehicle hit a woman who later died at a hospital

by Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong
March 19, 2018

 

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Tempe police release video in fatal Uber vehicle accident

Published on Mar 21, 2018

On Wednesday, Tempe police released video in the fatal Sunday night crash that involved an Uber self-driving vehicle.

"Former Uber Backup Driver: 'We Saw This Coming'"
Before the fatal crash in Tempe, Uber’s self-driving test program had safety weaknesses, ex-employees say. Some weren’t avoidable, technologists believe, but some might have been.

by Laura Bliss
March 27, 2018