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UBER PLANS TO USE DRIVERS AS SENSOR NETWORK FOR SELF-DRIVING

Uber aims to leverage its millions of active drivers as a data collection infrastructure for autonomous vehicle development. CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga outlined the strategy as an expansion of the company's AV Labs initiative announced in January.

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Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber's chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC eve…

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Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/01/uber-wants-to-turn-its-millions-of-drivers-into-a-sensor-grid-for-self-dr…