Taxis without anyone at the wheel? Sure, why not — we sometimes trust computers more than we trust people anyway.
Six self-driving taxis run by autonomous vehicle software start-up nuTonomy will be operating today in a limited test drive on the streets of Singapore, reports Bloomberg. It's only the beginning; nuTonomy aims have a dozen of them by the end of the year and a proper fleet of self-driving taxis across Singapore by 2018.
Only select members of the public will be able to hail free rides through their smartphones though. Even then, the taxis will only run in the One North cluster of business parks and residences, with specified locations for pick-ups and drop-offs.