Uber Backs Driverless Car Research With New Technology Center

Uber, the smartphone app that has taken the cab industry by storm, will open a technology centre near the Carnegie Mellon University to help put driverless cars on the road.
The e-hail service has got black cabs in a twist in London and was criticised for diminishing New York's yellow cab supply after the majority of drivers defected to the app. Now it is muscling in on the car manufacturer's patch with its investment in autonomous car research.To read this article in full or to leave a comm