Uber joins autonomous industry!

The ride-sharing giant made this announcement on May 19, 2016, while revealing it's intention to test it's cars on public roads in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, soon, Motorauthority reports.

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Uber reportedly chose Pittsburgh because it's wide variety of road types, traffic patterns and weather conditions make it the ideal environment to develop self driving cars.

A report from SD Car News suggests that the company intends to construct temporary roads for its testing, which should last for the next 3-5 years.

These tests should be done with Uber's autonomous Ford Fusion prototype, equipped with a huge detection system on the roof.

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Uber's competition includes Apple, Google, and more.