Driverless taxis will cut greenhouse emissions by up to 90%, study finds
According to their analysis, per-kilometre emissions of a 2030 driverless electric vehicle will be 90 percent lower than a 2014 model gasoline-powered private vehicle. And even if the car market goes fully hybrid in the years to come, a driverless taxi in 2030 would still be massively more power-efficient than a privately owned hybrid car in the same year, with greenhouse gas emissions in the range of 63 to 82 percent lower.
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