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Old 01-10-2018, 01:52 PM
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As most driverless cars are in the testing stage, a driver is required to be present to override the system as will be the case in TV. So, to have a taxi service as the test vehicle is a way to reduce development costs. They can recover some of the operating cost by charging for rides.