It makes sense for Uber because it has unique legal issues. Every PR win and deal with a municipality decreases its headwinds for the next deal it makes with a

It makes sense for Uber because it has unique legal issues. Every PR win and deal with a municipality decreases its headwinds for the next deal it makes with a city. Also it gives Uber an opportunity to debug the experience before actually releasing a fully autonomous vehicle. This service is different from the Tesla autopilot feature since it is aspirationally an autonomous vehicle. In Uber's case, it is expected the driver will have to actually take over in some corner case situations.