Uber launches driverless taxis

The taxi service Uber has introduced a fleet of self-driving cars in the US city of Pittsburgh.

As part of a pilot programme, select Uber customers are eligible to use the robot cars.

Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports from the launch in Pittsburgh.

[tellingfoxtales]

It automatic checkouts are slower for you then you're using them wrong. I think this is a sensible venture.

[alexanderlinderson]

Autonomous cars won't be worse than the current product :P They will drive so much better than humans it won't make any sense to have a driver. And automatic cashiers work soooo much faster than humans! I just scan the wares myself while i'm shopping, bag it while i'm doing so and the only thing i'm actually doing at the cashier is swiping my card. Much faster!

[DarkNoodle]

Of course... Did they forget about the last crash of aTesla driver. The technology is too young. Don't risk your life by giving it to a computer.

[zarnab]

technology used in the supermarkets cant cause death in situation of an error but theses cars will kill people and damage public property.mayb in a 100 years when people wont walk on roads will I use automated cars but untill then I am good with a human, thanku.and there is so much unemployment in the world already, y r u rendering so many others into unemployment.we should find ways for generating more employment rather then cutting down on employees.

[catcowboy]

alot of people have been killed by driverless cars, screw that I like humans more.