【Watch Female Disciple Who Teaches the Taste of a Voluptuous Woman Online】
Uber's self-driving truck program feels like it just took off,Watch Female Disciple Who Teaches the Taste of a Voluptuous Woman Online but after a court trial and several major leadership changes, it's been a long road to a dead-end announced Monday.
Back in 2016, Uber acquired Otto — former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski's self-driving truck startup — and Uber's self-driving truck program was born. Then Levandowski was sued for taking trade secrets from Google and bringing them to Uber in the acquisition. That was mainly about the LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) laser and sensor technology that uses light to help the autonomous vehicles "see" the road and world around them.
Levandowski was effectively fired before the whole saga turned into the lengthy Waymo (Google's autonomous vehicles team) v. Uber case, which ended in a $245 million settlement a few months ago. But not before former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick testified at the trial. Others, including Otto co-founder Lior Ron, eventually left the company as well.
SEE ALSO: Check out the first photos of Waymo's self-driving big rigEric Meyhofer, the head of Uber Advanced Technologies Group, which oversaw the autonomous trucks, said in a statement that the company is putting everything into self-driving cars. That program just started up again in Pittsburgh, albeit with some changes, after a fatal crash in Arizona in March stalled the program.
In an email that TechCrunch reviewed, Meyhofer told the team, “Rather than having two groups working side by side, focused on different vehicle platforms, I want us instead collaborating as one team. I know we’re all super proud of what the Trucks team has accomplished, and we continue to see the incredible promise of self-driving technology applied to moving freight across the country. But we believe delivering on self-driving for passenger applications first, and then bringing it to freight applications down the line, is the best path forward. For now, we need the focus of one team, with one clear objective.”
The Trucks team was based in San Francisco. Uber will pivot those employees to other self-driving work, which at this point means self-driving cars in Pittsburgh. Uber is also staying committed to its LiDAR development and using that technology in its self-driving cars.
In May 2017, Uber also developed its Freight program, which has outlived the self-driving truck program. Think of it as Uber's original ride-hailing app, but for truckers and cargo instead of drivers and passengers. It's grown from three primary regions to covering the entire U.S.
Meanwhile, Tesla and Waymo are still involved in autonomous truck development. Daimler also has goals to put self-driving trucks on the road soon. Autonomous trucks aren't gone, but a major player is out of the game.
Featured Video For You
Inside the technology that helps self-driving cars "see"
Topics Uber
Search
Categories
Popular Posts
Canoo reportedly puts staff on 'mandatory unpaid break' for weeks
2025-06-27 08:11This weird optical illusion will make you look twice
2025-06-27 07:34Zoom update hides Meeting IDs to protect users from hackers
2025-06-27 05:45Swole Jeff Bezos joins Instagram to tease his new ROCKET FACTORY
2025-06-27 05:45Featured Posts
Why Game Developers Keep Getting Laid Off
2025-06-27 07:49Zoom update improves security with automatically protected meetings
2025-06-27 06:55Meta says some AGI systems are too risky to release
2025-06-27 05:51Popular Articles
Apple MacBook Air deal: $899 at Best Buy
2025-06-27 08:25Microsoft patent details folding phone with 3 displays
2025-06-27 07:56Google finally adds 'eyes open' option to Pixel 4 face unlock
2025-06-27 07:12Trump tried to run an ad on CNN that called the network fake news
2025-06-27 06:58Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates.
Comments (463)
New Knowledge Information Network
Roborock Saros Z70 at CES 2025: A huge flex
2025-06-27 08:19Unique Information Network
Chinese iPhone manufacturer has a strict coronavirus prevention strategy
2025-06-27 08:15Exciting Information Network
Google finally adds 'eyes open' option to Pixel 4 face unlock
2025-06-27 07:05Steady Information Network
IRS to launch new website to check the status of your stimulus payment
2025-06-27 06:42Impression Information Network
Sri Lanka vs. Australia 2025 livestream: Watch 1st ODI for free
2025-06-27 06:12