Although it’s probably fair to say that the overwhelming majority of Uber drivers are decent, upstanding individuals who just want to do a good job when they get behind the wheel, a few bad eggs have gone toward sullying their reputation in the past 18 months or so.With such damaging publicity periodically swirling around the service, perhaps it’s little wonder that Uber is looking to one day run its operation without drivers. That’s right, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing service appears to be investing heavily in developing its own driverless vehicles, meaning its paying passengers may one day have to make do with silent rides when they jump into their Uber car (though they could always stick on some music, of course).Uber announced its driverless car project back in February when it revealed it’d partnered with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh to create the Uber Advanced Technologies Center.Evidently keen to press ahead with its bold project, the company has recently posted a bunch of job openings for experts in robotics, machine learning, traffic simulation, vehicle testing, and software and hardware development.Spotted by PC World, the 19 job ads were posted on Uber’s website on Monday, with several openings offering multiple positions.It’s well known… Read full this story
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