Self-driving taxis coming to Japan in 2016 October 2, 2015 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Total Recall's Johnny Cabs are a step closer to becoming a reality as self-driving taxis are on their way to Japan, according to Digital Spy. Robot Taxi will begin offering driverless rides to around 50 people in the Kanagawa prefecture near Tokyo during a trial period, reports the Wall Street Journal. The cabs will be charged with ferrying two people at a time on two-mile journeys, with a human driver on standby in case of an emergency. Robot Taxi is aiming to deploy its cars by 2020 and has a number of applications in mind, from taking elderly people to the shops, to providing public transport in areas where there are no trains and buses. US taxi giant Uber is also trialling self-driving cabs, so it might not be too long before we're hitching a ride in a fully-autonomous vehicle.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
