Software Developer Starting Autonomous Auto Test in Singapore

A week after Uber said it would begin testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh this month (see 1608180059), autonomous driving software company nuTonomy launched what it called the first public trial of a “robo-taxi service.” The trial is in Singapore’s one-north business district, where nuTonomy has been doing daily autonomous vehicle testing since April, it said in a Thursday announcement. A nuTonomy engineer will ride in the vehicle to observe system performance and assume control if needed, said the company, with investors including Samsung and the Singapore Economic Development Board.