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		</div><p>Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco.</p>
<p>However, the trial is likely to draw criticism as the technology firm is doing so without a permit to test self-driving vehicles, something Uber argues it does not need because its cars require a human back-up that can take control if the software fails.</p>
<p>The launch in Uber’s home town expands a public pilot programme the company started in Pittsburgh in September.</p>
<p>The testing allows everyday people to experience the cars as Uber works to identify glitches before expanding the technology’s use in San Francisco and elsewhere.</p>
<p>Uber’s self-driving tests in San Francisco will begin with a “handful” of Volvo luxury SUVs – the company would not release an exact number – that have been fitted with sensors so they can steer, accelerate and brake, and even decide to change lanes.</p>
<p>Users of the app may be matched with a self-driving car, but can opt out if they prefer a human driver. Self-driven rides will cost the same as those with a human driver.</p>
<p>The cars will be put to the test in the congested streets of San Francisco. The city can be a daunting place to drive given its famously steep hills, frequent fog, street and cable cars, an active bicycle culture – and roads that are constantly being repaved, remarked and restricted for bike lanes and traffic management.</p>
<p>Uber believes its technology is ready to handle all this safely, though its executives have conceded that the vehicles are nowhere near able to drive without a human ready to take control in some situations.</p>
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