Uber to start using self-driving cars in next few weeks

Ride-hailing service Uber will start transporting passengers with self-driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh in the next few weeks.

The autonomous Ford Fusions will have human back-up drivers but will transport passengers just like normal Uber vehicles, the company said.

Uber has a self-driving research lab in Pittsburgh and is working on autonomous technology.

Uber and Volvo also announced a $300m (£228m) deal for Volvo to provide SUVs to Uber for autonomous vehicle research.

Eventually the Volvo SUVs will be part of the self-driving fleet in Pittsburg.