The world’s first self-driving taxis will be picking up passengers in Singapore starting on 25 August,2016
Select members of the public will be able to hail a free ride through
 their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle 
software startup. 
The service will start small six cars now. Their ultimate goal, I think 
is to have a fully self-driving taxi fleet in Singapore by the coming 
year , which will help sharply cut the number of cars on Singapore’s 
congested roads. Eventually, the model could be adopted in cities around
 the world. 
For now, the taxis only will run in a 2.5-square-mile business and 
residential district called “one-north,” and pick-ups and drop-offs will
 be limited to specified locations. And riders must have an invitation 
from nuTonomy to use the service. 
The cars used are modified Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV electrics –
 have a driver in front who is prepared to take back the wheel and a 
researcher in back who watches the car’s computers. Each car is fitted 
with six sets of Lidar – a detection system that uses lasers to operate 
like radar – including one that constantly spins on the roof. There are 
also two cameras on the dashboard to scan for obstacles and detect 
changes in traffic lights.

World’s First Self-Driving Taxis Debut in Singapore

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