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Summary- Uber expanded its tests of self-driving vehicles to San Francisco on Wednesday, allowing the public to ride in autonomous Volvos. Test drivers will be present in the SUVs in case a human needs to intervene. Tests will be limited to downtown San Francisco in about two dozen Volvos. But Uber is moving forward without the blessing of the California DMV. State law requires companies to receive DMV approval before testing self-driving vehicles on public roads. Twenty of Uber's competitors have done just that, including Google, Tesla (TSLA), Ford (F) and GM (GM). Uber has opted to not apply for a permit to test autonomous vehicles. It does not believe the state's rules apply to its program. "This is not actually an autonomous vehicle because we're launching with a test driver," Uber executive Lior Ron told CNN. "This is sort of similar to a Tesla autopilot or any sort of adaptive cruise control you would find on the road today. 

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/14/technology/uber-self-driving-cars-california-dmv/index.html 

Analysis- This article was written by Matt McFarland and published by CNN on May 1st. I had herd of self driving cars and I am still pretty skeptical of it but also it is very cool. But also it will take jobs away from cab drivers, and uber drivers. Also it may help stop accidents and unsafe driving and cut down driving time.