Robotaxi Revolution: How driverless cabs are changing city travel

The first robotaxi trip happened in 1995 | Carnegie Mellon researchers drove 3,000 miles from Pittsburgh to San Diego without touching the steering wheel — the first long-distance demonstration of self-driving technology (Image: Carnegie Mellon University)

Robotaxis now work in major cities worldwide | Robotaxis operate commercially in more than 15 US cities and more than 10 Chinese cities, with expansion underway in Europe, Japan, the Gulf and the UK. (Image: Reuters)