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Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s first self-driving taxis began picking up passengers in Singapore starting Thursday. Select members of the public can hail a free ride through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup.
Detailed explanation-2: -Baidu becomes the first mainland company to operate completely driverless cabs on open roads. Photo: SCMP Pictures.
Detailed explanation-3: -In GM’s 1939 exhibit, Norman Bel Geddes created the first self-driving car, which was an electric vehicle guided by radio-controlled electromagnetic fields generated with magnetized metal spikes embedded in the roadway. By 1958, General Motors had made this concept a reality.
Detailed explanation-4: -Driverless car company Waymo already operates autonomous taxi fleets in Phoenix and San Francisco.
Detailed explanation-5: -First trials In August 2016, MIT spinoff NuTonomy was the first company to make robotaxis available to the public, starting to offer rides with a fleet of 6 modified Renault Zoes and Mitsubishi i-MiEVs in a limited area in Singapore.