Tech News Today 1517: Uber in the Driverless Seat

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Tonight we explore Uber's foray into self-driving cars. The ride-hailing company has confirmed that it's testing its self-driving Ford Fusion on the streets of Pittsburgh. The test car from Uber's Advanced Technologies Center is a hybrid and will be collecting mapping data while it puts self-driving mode to the test. Next we talk Google. Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time and soon they'll run Android apps. Lindsey Turrentine, Editor-in-Chief of CNET is here to talk about The Smart Home. Next, Jordan Golson talks Tesla, Volvo, and the TSA. And finally, Kari Paul from Quartz explains what happens when people nickle and dime each other with an App. Host: Megan Morrone Guests: Lindsey Turrentine, Jordan Golson, and Kari Paul Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: igloosoftware.com/twit Epson.com/ecotankleo

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