Google’s self-driving car project

• Technology giant Google is planning to create a fleet of driverless ‘robo-taxis’ to pick up and drop off passengers.

• The ultimate goal of Google’s self-driving car project is to create a ‘robo-taxi’ that picks up commuters on demand.

• Such a system could transform transport systems around the world, doing away with the need for most people to buy cars, company executives believe.

• They also believe that it would reduce the number of road accidents as well as having environmental benefits