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Uber has announced that it wants to outfit its human-driven cars with sensors that collect data for…

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Uber intends to equip its fleet of driver-operated vehicles with sensors to gather data for autonomous driving companies. This initiative aims to create an "AV cloud" for partners, utilizing millions of drivers as a distributed sensor network. The plan has raised concerns regarding the scale of data collection and potential privacy implications. AI

IMPACT Expands data collection for AV development, potentially accelerating autonomous system training and deployment.

RANK_REASON Uber's plan to use its driver fleet as a sensor network for AV companies represents a new product/service offering.

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Uber has announced that it wants to outfit its human-driven cars with sensors that collect data for…

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Uber has announced that it wants to outfit its human-driven cars with sensors that collect data for autonomous vehicle companies and possibly more companies tha

    Uber has announced that it wants to outfit its human-driven cars with sensors that collect data for autonomous vehicle companies and possibly more companies that train AI models. The plan is an extension of Uber’s data-gathering AV Labs program that launched in January. Read more…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/uber-wants-to-turn-its-m…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Uber plans to equip driver cars with sensors via AV Labs to collect real-world data for autonomous systems, expanding beyond its small internal fleet 🚗 The stra

    Uber plans to equip driver cars with sensors via AV Labs to collect real-world data for autonomous systems, expanding beyond its small internal fleet 🚗 The strategy builds an “AV cloud” for partners, raising concerns about large-scale data collection ⚠️ 🔗 https:// techcrunch.com/…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/uber-wants-to-turn-its-m…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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    LINKS engadget.com/…/ask-com-has-shut-down-mark…

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