On Wednesday, ride-hailing company Uber was forced to shut down its self-driving pilot program in San Francisco because the registrations of the company’s 16 self-driving cars in the city were revo

On Friday, ride-hailing service Uber said that it intends to continue operating its self-driving cars on San Francisco roads despite the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)’s Wednesday or

In a move which will potentially enable Uber to advance its ambitions of building self-driving cars for its ride-hailing service, the company announced on Thursday that it has inked a $300 million deal with automaker Volvo, and has also acquired a startup called Otto which develops self-driving technology for big-rig trucks.

A fierce competition in the ride hailing services comes to an end in China with Uber selling its operations in the country to its rival Didi Chuxing.

The move will not only end a long drawn price war but will also give Uber a chance to focus in other expanding markets and a probable IPO.

China is the largest market for ridesharing services and for long Uber has been facing tough competition from the local leader in the business, Didi Chuxing.