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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Driving change inside the autonomous car revolution | History Defined

Uber is eyeing an autonomous vehicle launch in Australia by 2027. (Artist/AAP PHOTOS)

Zipping through the streets of Abu Dhabi at 80km/h, there's no driver and no hands on the steering wheel when the van suddenly brakes and honks its horn. 

"Turns out that's a very useful way of communicating," Uber autonomous mobility global head Noah Zych says without pause, seemingly the only passenger unsurprised by its outburst. 

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