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Human ‘safety drivers’ in Uber robotaxis could lose skills if all they do is observe

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By Gareth Evans-Jones Imagine getting into a London taxi. Someone is sitting in the driver’s seat, but the car is driving itself. If the autonomous system gets into difficulty, they…

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