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Added on the 25/08/2016 16:12:02 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Singapore announced on Wednesday that the country will begin testing autonomous buses on the road in 2018.
A Singaporean company has launched the world’s first self-driving taxi in the island nation, beating out Uber and other giants.
Singapore, May 29 (EFE/EPA).- Taxi company ComfortDelgro has installed protective plastic shields inside of its cabs in order to minimize contact between drivers and their passengers and reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.The Government of Singapore is planning to ease its "circuit-breaker" measures. The move is a trial to see how drivers and commuters respond, said the taxi giant. (Camera: WALLACE WOON). SHOT LIST: COMFORTDELGRO'S TAXIS INSTALLED WITH CLEAR PLASTIC COVERS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IN SINGAPORE.
Hyundai Motor Company successfully conducted the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks on the Yeoju Smart Highway replicating real-world traffic conditions.Hyundai Motor conducted the trial using two trailer-connected Xcient trucks.Yeoju Smart Highway is a 7.7km testbed within the central region expressway established by the Korean government for the development of autonomous driving technology. The highway is constantly populated by vehicles for autonomous driving research, making it quite similar to the conditions of an actual highway.The demonstration successfully displayed the following technology: Vehicle platooning, cut-in/out by other vehicles, simultaneous emergency braking, and V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) communication tech. The speed limit was set at 60km/h to ensure safety.
Next year Paris will test a futuristic, prototype water taxi that will allow people glide along the Seine River, two feet above the water.
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