The new production Volvo XC90 cars will still have human controls but have factory-installed steering and braking systems designed for computer
Washington — On Wednesday, Uber Technologies will unveil its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington as it works to eventually deploy vehicles without drivers under some limited conditions.
“This is about going to production,” said Meyhofer in an interview at an Uber conference in Washington Tuesday. The new XC90 vehicles have an interior fish-eye camera to scan for lost items, Uber said. They also do not have sunroofs as the self-driving vehicles have large sensors on the roof and are equipped with auto-close doors to prevent an unsafe departure.
In December, Uber resumed limited self-driving car testing on public roads in Pittsburgh, nine months after it suspended the programme following a deadly accident in Arizona.
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