After developing these self-driving Ubers for over a year and a half, Uber riders in Pittsburg are finally getting the chance to try them.
Now while the self- driving cars may not yet be perfected, Uber claims that it is completely safe because of the human safety engineer, who is an Uber employee, is available to take control of the vehicle at any time.
The first day of this method has so far been a success.
The way this works is, if the safety engineer ever feels unsafe at any time, there is a button that they may press to disengage self- driving mode completely. If they wish, they may then turn it back on.
This helps to keep the safety engineer in control of the vehicle at all times when necessary.