The autonomous Uber ride to Pittsburgh
That's it, Uber has launched its autonomous VTC program in Pittsburgh: the Uber is running ubérisation.
With VTC service Uber has revolutionized urban displacement by radically changing the way users take a taxi. Combining a perfect performance, very competitive prices, quality service and the creation of job opportunities - failing to create jobs in a contractual sense - the Californian company quickly became a staple of contemporary tech scene .
And it does not stop there. Much of the profits are reinvested Uber today in R & D around the autonomous car to offer, ultimately, a fast, efficient and reliable taxis without drivers. Science fiction? Less: Uber has launched its test program in Pittsburgh, where the first live testing are performed.
The vehicles are modified Ford Fusion, equipped with a huge encased module sensors and transmitters on the roof and a control station inside. For now, these driverless cars are still cars with driver: a driver to the driving position to take the wheel in case a problem arose. As with its Tesla Autopilot, Uber hopes to get ahead of the competition by testing its models in the field, which is absolutely necessary to collect data to refine the driving software.
It is interesting to note that the company mentioned in its press fears drivers and the future of the jobs created so far. In the short to medium term, Uber says that drivers do not risk anything: the autonomous car is still far from complete and democratized. Even those test need a driver to control their errors of judgment. In the long term however, Uber believes it will be a new period of break that will not destroy jobs: it will change at best. As cars are on the roads round the clock, they will need technicians, supervisors and trained personnel to respond to an outage.
That's it, Uber has launched its autonomous VTC program in Pittsburgh: the Uber is running ubérisation.
With VTC service Uber has revolutionized urban displacement by radically changing the way users take a taxi. Combining a perfect performance, very competitive prices, quality service and the creation of job opportunities - failing to create jobs in a contractual sense - the Californian company quickly became a staple of contemporary tech scene .
And it does not stop there. Much of the profits are reinvested Uber today in R & D around the autonomous car to offer, ultimately, a fast, efficient and reliable taxis without drivers. Science fiction? Less: Uber has launched its test program in Pittsburgh, where the first live testing are performed.
It is interesting to note that the company mentioned in its press fears drivers and the future of the jobs created so far. In the short to medium term, Uber says that drivers do not risk anything: the autonomous car is still far from complete and democratized. Even those test need a driver to control their errors of judgment. In the long term however, Uber believes it will be a new period of break that will not destroy jobs: it will change at best. As cars are on the roads round the clock, they will need technicians, supervisors and trained personnel to respond to an outage.