Uber To Equip Millions of Driver Vehicles With Sensor Kits To Collect Real-World Data for Autonomous Vehicle Training and AI Models

Uber plans to turn its global driver network into a massive sensor grid to collect data for autonomous vehicle companies. Revealed by CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga, the project aims to solve data bottlenecks in AI training. By providing a "data layer", Uber remains central to the self-driving industry through strategic partnerships.