article_snippet.sent: Car-congested cities could become a thing of the past, provided people are prepared to ride-share with a robot driver.
article_snippet.sent: A new study claims these 'taxibots' could cut the number of cars needed to perform the same number of journeys per day by 90 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: Car-congested cities could become a thing of the past, provided people are prepared to ride-share with a robot driver.
article_snippet.sent: The authors said replacing personal cars with self-driving cabs would also free valuable real estate currently used for public parking - equivalent to over 200 football pitches in Lisbon’s case.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The reason Uber could be expensive is because you're not just paying for the car - you're paying for the other dude in the car.
article_snippet.sent: When there's no other dude in the car, the cost of taking an Uber anywhere becomes cheaper than owning a vehicle.
highlights_snippet.sent: Swapping personal cars with self-driving cabs would free valuable space .
  