Certain Grab users in Singapore suburb can now book driverless cars
SINGAPORE — Users of ride-hailing firm Grab will be able to book driverless cars from Friday as it partners with a start-up testing the technology in Singapore, just days after rival Uber debuted its self-driving vehicles in the US.The move comes as technology companies and car makers race to build autonomous vehicles and develop new business plans for what is expected to be a long-term makeover of personal transportation.Southeast Asia’s Grab said its app would allow a selected group of commuters to book and ride start-up NuTonomy’s driverless vehicles within a western Singapore district, where the vehicles are being tested, and adjacent neighbourhoods.ALSO READ: Singapore first to launch self-driving taxi serviceThe two companies said a safety driver and support engineer would ride in each NuTonomy car.While Grab users will be able to request a "robo-car" in advance from Friday, they will be only able to ride in them from early next week.NuTonomy, which started a limited public t...
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