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The world's first self-driving taxis began picking up passengers in Singapore recently.
Select members of the public can hail (招呼)a free ride through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy,an autonomous vehicle software slartup. While a number of companies, including Google and Volvo， have beers testing self-driving cars on public roads for several years, nuTooomy is the first to offer rides to the public.
Its launch in Singapore is beating ride-hailing service Uber，which plans to- offer rides in autonomous cars in Pittsburgh soon.
NuTonomy is starting small—six cars now, growing to a dozen by the end of the year. The long-term goal is to have a fully self-driving taxi fleet (車隊）to Singapore by 2018，to help cut the number of cars on Singapore s overcrowded roads from 900*000 to 300, 000. Eventually, the model could he adopted in cities around the world. nuTonomy hopes.“ When you are able to take that many cars off the road, it creates a lot of possibilities. You can create smaller roads, you can create much smaller car parks,” said Doug Parker. nuTonomy's chief operating officer.
For now，the taxis only ran in a 2.5-squart-mile business and residential (住宅的） district called “ one-north”，and pick-ups and drop-offs are limited to specified locations. Riders must have an invitation from nyTonomy to use the company says dozens have signed up for the launch. and it plans to expand that list to thousands of people within a few months.
The cars—modified Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV electrics—have a driver in front who is prepared to take hack the wheel and a researcher in back who watches the cars computers. Each car is fitted with six sets of Lidar—a detection system that uses lasers to operate like radar-including one that constantly spins on the roof, There are also two cameras on the dashboard to scan for obsiiicles (障礙） and detect changes in traffic lights.
NuTonomy was formed in 2013. Earlier this year，the company was the first to win approval from Singapore's government to test self-driving cars in one-north. NgTonomy announced a rearch partnership with Singa pore's Land Transport Authority earlier this month.
Singapore is ideal because it good weather, grail infrastructrue and drivers who tend to obey traffic rules. As a land-locked island, the city of 5.4 million people is seeking creative ways to grow its economy it's been supportive
of autonomous vehicle research.
61. It seems that the service of self-driving taxis .
operated with high technology
B. has passed through its initial stage
C. is supported by Google and Volvo
D. will spread to other countries soon
62. It is implied in the passage that self-driving taxis can finally .
A. reduce passengers' fare B. cut down fuel consumption
C. ensure passengers' safety D. result in better environment
63. According to the passage, what makes it possible for Singapore to provide self-driving taxi service includes .
A. its small area and urban population
B. support from its people and government
C. its advanced economy and technology
D. necessity to improve its infrastructure
64. What do we learn about the present self-driving taxis in Singapore?
A. Drivers drive them with the help of researchers.
B. One can get into or out of them wherever one is.
reds of people can take advantage of them.
D. You do not have to pay whenever you take them.
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BAA
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