The world’s first self-driving taxis have begun picking up passengers in Singapore.
The taxis, which are operated by Nutonomy, an autonomous vehicle software start-up, represent the first public rollout of a service using the technology.
A UK-based connected car technology developer already announced earlier this month that it will launch a driverless taxi fleet in Singapore next year but Nutonomy, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinoff, has beaten them to it.
App-based taxi company Uber is also looking into driverless vehicles and began trialling the technology in Pittsburgh in May, with a view to offering public rides in the coming weeks.
The full article is available online at Engineering and Technology Magazine.
