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Delphi to launch autonomous taxi service in Singapore

Delphi joint venture with Singapore to bring taxis of the future to the country.

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In March 2015 an Audi equipped with Delphi's self-driving tech drove from San Francisco to New York.
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UK-headquartered automotive technology company Delphi has been selected by Singapore's authorities as its "autonomous mobility" partner and will be providing self-driving cars and autonomous tech.

As a global business and finance hub, Singapore wants to be a leader in terms of autonomous transport, too, particularly when it comes to services and solutions that address the first mile and last mile of a commuter's journey.

And so Delphi will be providing a fleet of fully autonomous vehicles plus a cloud-based infrastructure so that the cars can be tracked and summoned via apps. This will enable them to be hailed as autonomous taxis, or their positions integrated into route planning so that a person could catch a ride to and from the train station on the way into work.

"We are honored to partner with the Singapore Land Transport Authority on advancing innovative mobility systems, which will put Singapore at the forefront of autonomous vehicle adoption," said Kevin Clark, president and chief executive officer, Delphi. "This is a great recognition of Delphi's leadership in advanced safety technologies, automated software, systems integration, as well as our ability to drive these mobility solutions forward for our customers."

Until recently, Delphi and its technology expertise had been driving under the radar, so to speak. Then in March 2015 a car equipped with its autonomous tech set a record for the longest self-driving car journey in the US. It drove from San Francisco to New York (5471km) and for 99% of the time did so with no driver involvement.

"[We] will use a foundation of the same vehicle technologies that enabled us to successfully complete the first coast-to-coast autonomous drive of the United States in 2015," said Jeff Owens, chief technology officer, Delphi. "Developing a cloud-based software servicing capability integrated with the vehicle creates an end-to-end solution that will eventually allow our existing, and many potential new customers, the ability to enter emerging mobility markets."

As well as developing components and systems for the automotive industry, Delphi sees this technology being potentially revolutionary in areas such as agriculture and mining.

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