Two autonomous Uber cars that have been on Toronto’s streets since August are now periodically driving themselves, Uber said Friday. The ride-sharing group said that there is always a driver behind the wheel and the operation switches from manual to autonomous mode as they see fit. “Our vehicles will continue to conduct testing, and may engage in autonomous mode as needed with a driver always behind the wheel. We have obtained a permit from the province for our development testing efforts,” Uber wrote in a statement. Sarah Abboud, an Uber spokesperson, said the cars are not on the Uber platform and aren’t transporting passengers — there are no immediate plans to have self-driving cars serving customers in Toronto.

Source: thestar October 27, 2017 20:48 UTC