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uber brings self-driving cars to San Francisco uber users CNET had the scoop that uber would launch self-driving car rides in San Francisco our report also said the service would be available on December 14th well it's all true kübra self-driving cars were already on the streets of San Francisco however those vehicles were deployed for the purpose of collecting map data Wilbur launched its self-driving cars for ride hailing in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania back in September the san francisco version is similar self-driving cars in San Francisco will be accompanied by a human being in the driver's seat another person will be in the passenger seat to analyze data uber is using modified Volvo xc90 s equipped with lidar and several cameras to see their surroundings uber did not specify how large its fleet of self-driving cars is the cars are allowed to operate within San Francisco only ride will cost about the same as an uber X ride there is one tricky point with this whole arrangement the state of California requires companies to obtain a permit for autonomous cars uber does not appear to have a permit but argues its cars aren't truly autonomous since a person is in the driver's seat for more information check out cnet.com Amaya's act I'll see you online