Uber Wants 100,000 Mercedes-Benz S Class Cars - Are They Ready To Eliminate Those Troublesome Drivers?

Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday.

"They wanted autonomous cars," the source, who declined to be named, said. "It seemed like they were shopping around."

Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost -- drivers -- if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.

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Dexter1 - 3/23/2016 7:05:29 AM

+1 Boost

Looks like a fare hike is coming ...