International transportation and delivery service Uber announced that the company will be purchasing 2,500 driverless vehicles from Google. The companies agreed to share Uber’s local transportation data which will help widen and improve the efficiency of car-routing algorithms used by Google’s GX3200 self-driving cars . The $375 million purchase will mark Uber’s largest investment to date and also the first deal Google has made involving its new driverless vehicles. Read the rest of Uber Car Service to Buy 2,500 Driverless Cars from Google Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: automobile industry , automotive , detroit auto show , driverless cars , driverless vehicles , Google company , Google driverless car , Google driverless cars , Google self-driving cars , Googles GX3200 , green technology , green transportation , self driving cars , Sustainable automotive , Uber , Uber car service
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Uber Car Service to Buy 2,500 Driverless Cars from Google