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Technology has always advanced towards the betterment of our daily lives. One quick look around you and you are sure to find some sort of device or appliance that did not exist as early as a decade ago- a device you can no longer imagine life without. This development takes place on both a hardware and software level. This is exemplified by the ever-improving phones and laptops that are available in the markets every year. Another avenue that has benefited from these advancements in technology is the transport sector. Self-driving cars that were once just an idea out of science fiction movies are now close to hitting the roads. In fact, semi-autonomous vehicles from companies such as Tesla, Nissan, and BMW are already available to the general public. These cars feature abilities such as self- parking, automatic braking and lane changing that are made possible by a combination of sensors and cameras combined with computer algorithms. Whether for better or worse, autonomous cars will inf...

Uber is shifting its focus from the self-driving truck unit (based in San Francisco) inside its Advanced Technologies Group, the organisation announced in an email to the media. For the present, it"s stopping advancement on the self-driving trucks startup it procured from self-driving tech organisation Otto. This shutdown though won’t affect Uber Freight which was announced last year and is meant to connect professional truck drivers with shippers looking to transport goods over a long distance. The shift in focus according to the company is meant allow them focus on self-driving cars instead (based in Pittsburgh). Read more:  An Uber Self-driving Car Just Killed A Female Pedestrian In Arizona Engineers on the self-driving truck project will now be reassigned to its autonomous car division in line with the new vision. But for those who can’t fit into the new plan maybe because of compatibly problems, there will a relocation or separation package set up for them. ...

Human-free driving in the Golden State, California . Last month, following the fatal accident that caused the death of a woman in Arizona which involved Uber’s self-driving vehicle . The incident sent shockwaves through the tech and auto industries, raising questions about the safety surrounding this technology and the permissiveness of states like Arizona to welcome the testing. Unlike Arizona, though, California has been permitting and putting policies in place for self-driving cars to thrive. A couple of weeks ago, California was accepting applications for permits that would allow testing of fully driverless vehicles on public roads. At the time, the Department of Motor Vehicles wouldn"t reveal which companies had applied for the permits. Now, thanks to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle , we know that one of the companies was Waymo. Waymo is considered by many to be a leader in driverless car development, so its permit application comes as no surprise. As the company is a...