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The small Vancouver, B.C., startup RDRLESS, is banking on the idea that people will want bicycles that ride themselves in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Although Google is also working on an autonomous bike, ours is more disruptive because it doesn&#8217;t require a rider at all,&#8221; claims CEO Bill Lindsay. &#8220;This also makes ours safer because it completely eliminates human error.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LSZPNwZex9s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shelia McKenzie, is a beta-user of RDRLESS and she loves using her bike on weekends: &#8220;Friends will often call me up to go on a bike ride but I&#8217;d rather stay inside and watch Scandal. 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