YOUR ROBOTAXI IS ALMOST HERE.

DRIVERLESS cars; TRAFFIC accidents; TRAFFIC safety; AUTONOMOUS vehicles; MOTOR vehicle driving

And in parts of the Sun Belt, autonomous trucks in test mode are already hauling freight for FedEx and other companies - with human drivers tagging along as backups, ready to take over if necessary. While legacy automakers are building toward autonomy by gradually scaling up driver-assistance features, many tech companies are leaping straight to level 4 systems for applications like robotaxis, delivery vehicles and heavy trucks. IF YOU NEED a ride in suburban Phoenix, you can hail a driverless Waymo One minivan on an app. "Good morning", says a cheerily robotic voice, greeting you by name as you board. A good example is a "traffic-jam chauffeur", which would give drivers a mental break during relatively slow stop-and-go traffic. [Extracted from the article]

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