Leeds reflects on driverless taxis

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Uber has launched a new partnership which will see 100,000 driverless cars coming to Europe. How would you feel about taking a taxi with no one behind the wheel?

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00:00The idea of getting into a driverless car fills me with absolute horror.

00:07I certainly couldn't get in one.

00:10It's alright saying that they'll be driverless,

00:13but like people have said, what will happen to all the jobs then,

00:18for all the taxi drivers?

00:21I think it'll cause more chaos on the roads,

00:23because already there's enough accidents now, I think.

00:26If there isn't a driver, people are going to mess around in it

00:29and there's not going to be anyone watching them.

00:32I think a lot of us would want to try it with our friends.

00:35It would be cool, that's what we would think.

00:37What do you think, Gilbert?

00:38I feel bad for the taxi driver, really, because they're losing their job.

00:42I can't imagine anybody getting in a driverless car.

00:45How safe would you feel?

00:48Who's in control?

00:51We have robots, the co-op shop near us has robots,

00:55things that deliver you shopping.

00:57We don't understand it, but we need people.

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