Uber to develop self-driving cars with Daimler

Uber, the pioneer of taxi-hailing apps, will team up with German automaker Daimler to build self-driving cars. This is the second time Uber has reached a cooperation intention with a large traditional automaker on self-driving technology.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced in a blog post on Tuesday that Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler will build self-driving cars for the company.

Uber has partnered with Volvo to integrate its driverless technology into the Volvo XC90 model and conduct tests in San Francisco, USA.

However, due to regulatory issues, Uber's testing in San Francisco had to be moved to Arizona.

Last year, Uber conducted its first driverless test in Pittsburgh, using a Ford Fusion car. However, an Uber spokesperson said the company has not yet officially partnered with Ford, and its current partners are only Volvo and Daimler.

Kalanick said: "Automakers such as Daimler are critical to our strategy because Uber has never had experience in making cars. In fact, making cars is a very difficult task. That's why we don't make cars ourselves, but hope to cooperate with the best car companies in the world."

In the field of driverless vehicles, Daimler has made history by being the first to realize driverless trucks driving on highways in 2015. Uber is also interested in making achievements in the field of driverless trucks, and it acquired Otto, a driverless truck startup, in August last year.

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