Electric 'robocabs' would reduce US greenhouse emissions by 94% – study

Research projecting to 2030 says self-driving taxis and specialised one-person vehicles would greatly cut inefficiencies in current human driving patterns

Self-driving electric taxis could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from conventional car travel in the US by 94% in 2030, according to a study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These future "robocabs" would be battery-powered and driven without human intervention, picking up and dropping off passengers using automated technologies.