Uber's self-driving cars are impressive - but there's still a lot they can't do
Business Insider/Corey Protin
Last week, Uber rolled out its self-driving cars in a pilot program in Pittsburgh so that select users could experience the technology firsthand. But anyone who gets permission to do so will notice there's still a driver behind the wheel.
That's because Uber's self-driving cars are nowhere near fully autonomous. Uber knows that, which is why there's an engineer in the front seat overseeing the car's movements and a safety driver behind the wheel.
I got a chance to go behind the wheel, and the Uber cars are really good at maneuvering around a tricky city like Pittsburgh. The braking was smooth, the response time was quick, and it handled intersections just fine.
But there were a few times a driver had to take over. Here are the scenarios Uber's self-driving cars still have difficulty handling.
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