Uber self-driving cars found to pose risk to cyclists

Trial of Uber self-driving cars in California, USA, highlights shortcomings in how the cars detect cyclists and how they navigate cycle lanes

A trial in California of Uber self-driving cars has found that they pose a serious risk to cyclists.

The controversial trial of the driverless vehicles in San Francisco found that the cars drove across cycle lanes positioned at the side of the carriageway, rather than the car filtering in to make a turn.

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