Oh You'll Get Used to Robo-Cars--Uber Will Make Sure of It

When Uber's self-driving Volvos hit the streets of Pittsburgh later this summer, each vehicle will be crewed by a couple of Uber employees, just in case the car's robo-driver goes rogue. But pay no attention to the humans in the front seats. "The goal is to wean us off of having drivers in the car, so we don't want the public talking to our safety drivers," said Uber engineering director Raffi Krikorian. To that end, Uber plans to install a tablet in the backseat of each of its autonomous vehicles. The company's new human-machine interface will reportedly introduce riders to the autonomous driving experience, and explain the technology behind it.