Walmart utökar sin ambition att ha en helt självkörande leveransflotta och inleder nu samarbete med Ford och startup-en Argo AI. Tillsammans ska de lansera en autonom fordonstjänst i Miami, Austin och Washington DC för leverans av livsmedel till Walmart kunder.
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, is considering going public in the US to fund its goal of commercialising driverless ride-hailing services, its chief executive told Reuters.
The start-up, active in the US and China, plans to install its technology in hundreds of vehicles next year, rising to tens of thousands in 2024-2025, he said.
Self-driving start-ups such as Alphabet s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise have been racing to raise capital as the industry prepares to scale up operations.
Still, beyond the time taken to address technological challenges and the massive cost of producing self-driving cars, the industry still has to persuade global regulators and
the public as to the safety of full automation.
The electric minibus will be tested in six US cities, as well as Munich, Germany
The plan is to add it to the fleet in VW s ride-share service, MOIA
It will have Level 4 autonomy, meaning it s not approved to handle all weather and road conditions
A conventional version of the ID.Buzz is slated to go on sale in the US in 2023.