Uber is bringing its self-driving cars to Dallas

Uber will begin testing its self-driving cars in Dallas, Texas in November, the company announced Tuesday. The vehicles will be operated by human drivers in downtown Dallas to start out, collecting mapping data and capturing driving scenarios which Uber's engineers will then reproduce in simulation. This doesn't mean Uber is planning to offer trips in its self-driving cars or even perform self-driving tests in Dallas. "The data we collect will inform our next steps -- we may not look to test our self-driving system in Dallas immediately following this first round of data gathering," Austin Geidt, head of Uber ATG strategy, said in a Medium post. "While we are certainly excited by this possibility, we are also committed to ensuring that every mile we drive on public roads contributes meaningfully to our development work."