Ford Researching Autonomous Taxis

Its likely that taxi and delivery services will commonly launch before consumer use, so do expect more of this.

Ford to expand autonomous-car research in race to launch robo-taxi service  By Trevor Mogg in Digitaltrends

The Future of Ford Motors

Ford has already set out its ambitious plan to launch taxi and delivery services using autonomous vehicles by 2021, and is working steadily in a bid to achieve its goal.

Already testing its autonomous technology in Detroit, Miami, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C., the car giant is now preparing to extend its operations to Austin, Texas, TechCrunch reported this week, citing sources familiar with the matter.  .. "