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 It seems like everyone in the industry is trying to be at the forefront of the driverless car technology, but in Singapore, you can in fact hop into a driverless taxi and go for a ride. And it's even free.

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Is it really driverless - no, not at the test stage. There is still a driver in the front, but the cars are doing the driving themselves, and the driver is only there to monitor the performance and as a backup in case something goes wrong.


It is still very much in the trial stage, only covering a 2.6 sq mile (4 sq km) area and it is by invitation only to book, but they are on the road with Uber planning a similar launch in Pittsburgh in the US in a few weeks time.

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