Uber will begin real-world tests of self-driving car technology in the coming weeks, putting a custom Ford Fusion onto the streets of Pittsburgh.

The car will drive around the city collecting mapping data and testing its self-driving technology, Uber said in a blog post.

Accurate mapping data is crucial for self-driving cars, which don’t have the ability and sophistication to figure out their precise location unaided. The vehicles scan the surroundings and match that to a database of the city to determine how to proceed.

The tests will be one of the most visible signs of the research and development going on at the company’s Advanced Technologies Center, a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University that was announced in 2015.

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