Ride-hailing giant Uber is selling its autonomous vehicle research unit, Advanced Technologies Group, to the self-driving startup Aurora.
It’s a significant symbolic shift for a company that just a few years ago promoted the development of self-driving technology as key to its long-term profitability.
Uber hasn’t given up on the promise of autonomous vehicles. But after investing billions of dollars, it is now going to outsource that expensive effort.
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