{"id":7569,"date":"2016-08-20T16:46:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T11:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=7569"},"modified":"2016-08-22T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:55:24","slug":"otto-merges-uber-add-ubers-self-driving-car-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=7569","title":{"rendered":"Otto Merges With Uber To Add In Uber\u2019s Self-Driving Car Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Great Going Uber!<\/h2>\n

Uber and Otto Joins for the Same Purpose<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After a big surprise of launching self-driving rides\u00a0in Pittsburgh, now Uber<\/a> takes another huge step in the self-driving car space by acquiring Otto with its all-star team. Otto has been working on self-driving technology to fit into existing trucks. In fact, Otto wants to focus a kind of self-driving kit instead of developing its own self-driving vehicles and creates its own\u00a0lidar sensors. Uber was looking for such partner who has the same strategy and this similarity in thoughts gave birth to this acquisition.<\/p>\n

Great Huge Team <\/strong><\/h3>\n

And as Otto\u2019s team is concerned, all the members are well experienced in the self-driving space and have worked previously with Google, Tesla, Apple where as Lior Ron was head at Google Maps and believes that mapping is a main element of the self-driving cars. Uber does not want to dismantle this team of 91 employees, so it decided that Levandowski will lead the Uber\u2019s self-driving project, whereas the existing Otto office in San Francisco will now become an Uber R&D center.<\/p>\n

Expectations from Future<\/strong><\/h3>\n

By combining Otto\u2019s technology Uber will get a push in mapping\u00a0and also get stronger than before for putting self-driving cars on the road. Uber believes that with this integration it will use its massive user base to tap into the ride data and also improve its mapping solution.<\/p>\n

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