article_snippet.sent: The finding comes amid reports that companies such as Google and Uber Uber are working on technology to develop driverless taxis.
article_snippet.sent: Google is believed to be working on technology for self-driving cabs, but hasn't revealed details .
article_snippet.sent: Major technology firms are already banking on self-driving taxis to be the future of transportation.
article_snippet.sent: Last year, for instance, ride-sharing service Uber said ride-sharing service Uber could replace all of ride-sharing service Uber drivers with autonomous vehicles.
article_snippet.sent: Google was an early backer of the San Francisco-based firm, investing $258 million (£170 million) in the controversial ride-sharing service through Google venture capital arm in August 2013.
article_snippet.sent: But last month unnamed source told Bloomberg that Google is preparing to offer Bloomberg own taxi service, and Google was likely to use Google driverless cars.
article_snippet.sent: The report said that Google had told Uber's board of this possibility, and executives had seen screenshots of what appears to be a Google ride-sharing app, currently being used by employees.
article_snippet.sent: While driverless taxis are still some way off from becoming a reality, a separate report last month found driverless taxis could soon find driverless taxis way into our airports and campuses.
article_snippet.sent: The finding comes amid reports that companies such as Google and Uber are working on technology to develop driverless taxis .
article_snippet.sent: Major technology firms are already banking on self-driving taxis to be the future of transportation.
highlights_snippet.sent: Google and Uber are already working on technology for self-driving taxis .