Bloomberg helps mayors prepare for self-driving future

Uber is giving out free flu shots in 17 U.S. cities Time SAN FRANCISCO -- Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is helping other civic stewards prepare for the coming self-driving car revolution. The billionaire announced Monday at the CityLab 2016 summit of 400 global leaders in Miami that his Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute have selected five cities that will receive expert advice and data analytics to prepare their streets for autonomous vehicles. The cities are Austin, Los Angeles, Nashville, Buenos Aires and Paris. Five more cities will be announced later this year. "If mayors collaborate with one another, and with partners in the private sector, they can improve people's lives in ways we can only imagine today," said Bloomberg, who served as New York City's top pol from 2002 to 2013.