nuTonomy beats the likes of Google and Uber by launching world's first self-driving taxi service

Published on 30 Aug, 2016

BENGALURU: A three-year-old Singapore-based startup called nuTonomy has stolen the thunder from the likes of Google and Apple, Ford and General Motors, Uber and Lyft, by launching the world's first self-driving taxi service last week.

Founded by two Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers, Karl Iagnemma and Emilio Frazzoli, the transportation and automotive technology firm has 50 PhD scholars and experienced scientists.

ET spoke to the firm's leaders and expert