Singapore gets world's first driverless taxis

SINGAPORE — The world's first self-driving taxis started picking up passengers in Singapore on Thursday, says nuTonomy, the vehicle startup here making autonomous cars.

Its cars have been undergoing trials in the city state for the better part of the past year, and on Thursday started running in a limited 2.5-square-mile business and residential district called one-north, with pick-ups and drop-offs limited to specific locations.

But the company may have found itself overwhelmed by the response. When Mashable requested a ride on Thursday, a PR rep told us the car's battery "needed charging", and that we'd have to try again another day. Read more...