Singapore gets world's first driverless taxis
 

Singapore gets world's first driverless taxis
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SINGAPORE — The world's first self-driving taxis started picking up passengers in Singapore on Thursday, says nuTo**my, the vehicle startup here making auto**mous cars.

Its cars have been undergoing trials in the city state for the better part of the past year, and on Thursday started running in a limited 2.5-square-mile business and residential district called one-**rth, with pick-ups and drop-offs limited to specific locations.

But the company may have found itself overwhelmed by the response. When Mashable requested a ride on Thursday, a PR rep told us the car's battery "needed charging", and that we'd have to try again a**ther day. Read more...

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