Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for employees in SF

Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by graphitezepp on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:02PM (#14961332)

The Uber car's are absolutely everywhere in Pittsburgh. See probably an average of two one way on my daily commute.

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by akgerber on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @04:50PM (#14962552)

And Pittsburgh is a far more challenging driving environment than either San Francisco or Phoenix, with far more diversity of weather and a lot messier infrastructure due to terrain and freeze-thaw cycles and reduced maintenance after population decline— think 20% grade on cobbles after a snowstorm.

e.g. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4763879,-80.0106331,3a,75y,2...

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by skywhopper on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:23PM (#14962863)

Does Uber's autonomous service go to such locations?

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by akgerber on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:58AM (#14969651)

Good question— their office is at the end of a crumbling backstreet, at least: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4627591,-79.9701442,3a,75y,3...

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