Uber’s Autonomous Fleet Records Over 1 Million Miles
Uber‘s autonomous fleet of self-driving cars have logged more than 1 million miles since the company started offering rides last year.
Since putting the self-driving Volvo XC90s on the streets in 2016, Uber now has more than 200 self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, Tempe, Arizona, and San Francisco. Over the first year of this pilot program, Uber’s autonomous fleet has celebrated hitting the million mile mark after giving more than 30,000 rides.
After testing Uber’s self-driving fleet in Pittsburgh, the company eventually expanded to San Francisco at the end of 2016 but quickly pulled the vehicles off the road after state regulators threatened to revoke their registrations for not having a permit allowing the company to test self-driving cars in the state.
Enter Plan B: The cars were loaded up on a truck and shipped to Tempe, where they have been offering rides ever since.
Uber eventually secured the proper permits and expanded it self-driving pilot program back into San Francisco in 2017.
Here’s the good newes: Uber’s first year with self-driving cars has been relatively accident-free. One car was involved in a crash in Tempe in March while in self-driving mode.
Even though the autonomous vehicle was not at fault and no one was injured, Uber prudently pulled its entire fleet from the road for about 48 hours after the crash.
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