Uber's self-driving cars are back in Calif., but with humans at the wheel

Uber has to pay up and settle allegations that it duped drivers over how much they could earn and how much it costs to finance a car. Sean Dowling (@seandowlingtv) has more. SAN FRANCISCO -- Residents of this hilly city might be perplexed to find Uber's self-driving cars trolling its streets, given that the ride-hailing company as yet doesn't have permission from the state's Department of Motor Vehicles for autonomous testing. But the Uber Ford Fusion Hybrids packed with self-driving sensors that started making the rounds Wednesday are being driven by humans for the purpose of gathering valued road mapping data. "These cars are being used for Uber's mapping purposes only," said Uber spokesperson Chelsea Kohler. "They are being driven manually at all times and their self-driving systems are disabled."