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I can’t wait for driverless taxis to arrive in Australia

They’re becoming more commonplace in the US, and I can’t wait to hail my first driverless cab.

  • Gary Nunn

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Sydney man Adrian Seib filmed this, his first exhilarating experience in a driverless taxi in Los Angeles.
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Driverless cab ride

Sydney man Adrian Seib filmed this, his first exhilarating experience in a driverless taxi in Los Angeles.

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A Waymo self-driving taxi in San Francisco.

Riding in a driverless taxi has become a must-do tourist attraction in the US

Tourists are putting riding in a driverless taxi on their must-do lists, but it requires some planning.

  • Lauren Sloss
Researchers found women were quicker at retaking the wheel when a car was in driverless mode.

Women better in driverless cars than men

Researchers believe that driverless car software in the future may need to have settings based on gender and age.

  • Sarah Knapton
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A prototype of a solar-powered, driverless electric vehicle.

Dedicated lanes for driverless cars an opportunity to fix transport network in NSW: report

A report has found transport networks in NSW are unprepared for driverless cars and would disrupt the experiences of all road users.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Virtual reality might have been tomorrow’s technology for more than a decade now, but it might finally be on the edge of going mainstream.

Drone delivery, DAOs, digital docs: The tech trends to watch out for in 2022

As technology advances, it is anyone’s guess what craze 2022 might hold. Here are some predictions what to watch out for this year.

  • Matthew Field and James Titcomb
Cars may be undergoing huge changes on the inside, but you wouldn’t know it to look at them.

Cars keep getting smarter. But do they have to look so boring?

Cars are growing brains – and I’m glad. I just wish they weren’t also losing heart, soul and personality.

  • Farhad Manjoo
Customers stand beneath an Apple logo at the Apple store in Grand Central station in New York City, July 21, 2015. U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday as the dollar remained at a three-month high and ahead of a host of earnings from technology giants including Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo.  REUTERS/Mike Segar

Big Tech’s car obsession is all about taking our eyes off the road

For Apple and other behemoths that are diving into self-driving tech or have grand plans for their own cars, that push isn’t just about breaking into a new market - it’s about defending valuable turf.

  • Reed Stevenson and Mark Gurman

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