The world’s first unmanned taxi companies nuTonomy
Singapore company nuTonomy launched the world’s first unmanned taxi Uber ahead for a few weeks. The first time the service will be available only on the territory of Singapore Business Center
Singapore company nuTonomy launched the world’s first unmanned taxis, transfers Associated Press.
On August 25, Singapore became available to travel six cars with unmanned control. The high-tech fleet includes electric cars Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Each car is equipped with six sets of Lidar detection system that uses a laser to orientation in space. Also on the cars have two cameras on the dashboard to scan obstacles and detecting changes in the traffic signal.
By the end of the year the number of cars with unmanned control carrier promises to increase to 12, and by 2018 plans to replace the entire fleet . on drones
According to the chief operating officer of Singapore’s Dag Park, the introduction of the city avtotrafik unmanned taxi nuTonomy will reduce the number of cars in the city three times -. from 900 thousand to 300 thousand cars
The work is an unmanned taxi restricted area of the Singapore business center, the service will operate within the 6.5 square meters. km area of the city-state.
To take advantage of the service, the user will receive a special invitation from the carrier. On the first use of drones has signed several dozen customers, and by December nuTonomy plan to reach several thousand.
As noted by AP, nuTonomy launched unmanned taxi service a few weeks before the official release of the high-tech US company taxi service Uber.
The company nuTonomy was launched in 2013 by graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of technology. Service has offices in Massachusetts and in Singapore.
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