SHOWING.
THERE ARE NO PORTS OF INJURIES.
THE FUTURE IS NOW, OVER MAC
SELF DRIVING CARS -- UBER SELF
DRIVING CARS ON THE STREETS
PICKING UP WRITERS WHO OPTED TO
TAKE PART IN THE TEST PROGRAM.
THIS BIG STEP INTO THE
FUTURE IS MAKING HEADLINES
AROUND THE WORLD AND BRINGING
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL
ATTENTION.
THE FLEET MAY BE A LITTLE
INTIMIDATING OR SCARY TO PSALM.
WE GOT AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE
TECHNOLOGY.
REPORTER: THEY ARE THE WAVE
OF THE FUTURE THREATENING TO
CHANGE TRANSPORTATION AS WE
KNOW IT.
THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN TWO
DOZEN SELF DRIVING CARS WITH
DOZENS MORE IN THE WORKS.
WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO CALL
A SELF GERMAN CAR?
REPORTER: STARTING TODAY DAY
BEGAN PICKING UP GOING
CUSTOMERS AND GAIN THE FIRST
STEPS WITH THEIR UPDATED
SMARTPHONE APP.
THERE IS ACTUALLY A DRIVER IN
THE CAR. BUT HE QUICKLY PUTS
THE CAR IN SOUTH DRIVING MODE.
THE CAR IS NOW DRIVING
ITSELF.
THE DRIVER IS ACTUALLY A
MONITOR THAT IS ONLY THERE TO
OVERRIDE WHEN ACTUALLY
NECESSARY.
OTHERWISE, THIS IS A FULLY
AUTOMATED RIDE.
YOU CAN SEE THE MONITOR DRIVER
ACTUALLY DOES NOT HAVE HIS ON
THE WHEEL.
WILL WE APPROACHED ONE OF THE
APPROPRIATE INTERSECTIONS IT
SLOWS AND THEN TURNS ITSELF
AROUND THE CORNER.
THAT IS AMAZING, ISN'T IT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY TOP
OF THE PLATFORM YOU SEE A CONE
SHAPED SENSOR.
BATSON SAID IS A LASER.
REPORTER: THE LASER BEAM
TAKES AND MORE THAN 1 MILLION
DISTANCE POINTS PER SECOND.
THAT INFORMATION MAKES A VISUAL
MAP OF THE CHANGING
SURROUNDINGS.
ADDITIONAL SENSORS TELL THE CAR
HOW FAR IT IS FROM THE SIDES OF
THE ROAD AND THE CAR'S FRONT
AND BACK KEEPING IT AT A SAFE
DISTANCE. ABOUT 1.3 MILLION
PEOPLE DIE IN CAR ACCIDENTS AND
WE STRONGLY FEEL SELF DRIVING
TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE A DENT IN
THAT STATISTIC.
REPORTER: PITTSBURGH IS
GROUND ZERO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AND
PITTSBURGH'S IS BELIEVED TO BE
THE PLACE TO MASTER.
THEY EVEN ALLOWED ME TO GET
BEHIND THE WHEEL.
AS YOU CAN SEE MY HANDS OFF
THE WHEEL AND THIS CAR HAS A
MIND OF ITS OWN.
REPORTER: WE DRIVE DOWN RIVER
AVENUE UNTIL WE COME BEHIND A
PARKED TRUCK.
THE CAR EXERCISES SUCH GOOD
JUDGMENT IT IS HARD NOT TO
THINK OF IT AS HAVING HUMAN
AWARENESS.
AFTER A TIME YOU GET USED TO
IT, RATHER THAN BEING ON EDGE
IS SEEMS RELAXING TO JUST LET
THE CAR TAKE OVER THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF DRIVING.
FOR SOMEONE MY AGE, IT IS AN
INCREDIBLE TEAM.
REPORTER: AS FAR AS SPEED AND
DRIVING IT IS ACTUALLY A VERY
TAME TO RIDE.
BUT WHAT THIS CAR CAN DO ALL BY
ITSELF IS ABSOLUTELY MIND-
BOGGLING.
