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Uber has terminated its self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh
- true_tuna 8y agoIt killed them?
- r00fus 8y agoTermination is an HR term; title could be more unambiguous.
- rosege 8y agoPretty sure that was a joke
- stephengillie 8y agoBut humor is incongruous to HN. ;)
- throwawayjava 8y agoThe title says "operators", not "operations", which I misread about three times :-(. I.e., there's still a sizable self-driving effort, but they've re-organized the humans doing the actual day-to-day driving of the cars: > Uber confirmed it laid off about 100 autonomous vehicle operators in Pittsburgh and eliminated the position. The company plans to replace these jobs with about 55 “mission specialists”—specialists who are trained in both on-road and more advanced test-track operations, and who are expected to provide more technical feedback to self-driving car developers. Uber said affected operators could apply for these positions.
- jacksmith21006 8y agoNot surprising. They have indicated want to partner with Waymo.