This month, Uber announced plans to bring its self-driving vehicles to D.C. The transportation company began collecting data in the District on Jan. 24 to do so.

Danielle Burr, head of Uber’s federal affairs, made the announcement in a Medium post, along with an in-person announcement from Eric Meyhofer, CEO of Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), during the annual Washington Auto Show last week.

Based in Pittsburgh, 10-year-old Uber ATG is leading the charge on the transportation company’s self-driving tech initiatives. D.C. is the fifth market Uber is working in to bring self-driving initiatives, following Dallas, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.

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