New Uber Offices for Self-Driving Research Will Blow Your Mind

New Uber Offices for Self-Driving Research Will Blow Your MindNew Uber Offices for Self-Driving Research Will Blow Your MindWhat is it like to work for Uber? I used to ask all Uber drivers during my first months of using the app. Some of the answers were positive, others not so much.If they had a reason to complain, however, their dissatisfaction almost always stemmed from Ubers wider issues as a company. New Uber offices in Pittsburgh is the place where the company seeks to remedy these issues once and for all. And they seem to have a clear vision of what should be the solution.Im talking, of course, about the self-driving car.The architects at Assembly Design Studio, who stand behind the new Uber offices, clearly understand this. They envisioned the building as a cathedral to Pittsburghs long history of industrial production as well as the self-driving car itself.ansicht Uber offices stand as a cathedral to Pittsburghs long history of industrial production and the self-driving car itself.Everything in this 80.000 sf warehouse space is white. The interior would seem almost sterile if it werent for the industrial-era materials complementing the bright white. Worn steel frames, glass walkways, and natural local hardwood, all evoke the citys industrial past.These materials also indicate that this is not your usual technology startup. Instead, its aspace devoted to builders. Every work area has room for toolboxes, carts, and, of course, prototypes. Moreover, each space has an informal area, two small conference rooms, and six workstations.The emphasis on builders becomes apparent immediately upon entering the building. Blackened steel cover the walls of the lobby as a reference to Pittsburghs identity as The City of Steel. Then you enter the Tunnel to the Future. The series of ever evolving prototypes will remind you that progress always comes through a process of iteration.At the very center of the complex you can find ashowroom that acts as an altar to the auton omous car. Yet, even the showroom is based on function first, as it merges with a fully functional machine shop. This is the place where Uber engineers, builds, and tests its new autonomous vehicles.Theres much else to be said about Ubers ATG center. In the end, these Uber offices are a testament to the blending of function and industrial aesthetics.Photos by Jasper Sanidad made forAssembly DesignStudioEver wondered what do 9gags or Spotifys offices look like? Dont wait and take a look inside the coolest offices from around the world hereShare Your Feedback or Ideas in the Comments