News Commentary | February 03, 2021
AutoX is now providing autonomous robotaxi rides to the public without safety drivers in Shenzhen. The company is the first to offer such rides to the public in China and follows Waymo, which was the first to offer public rides in October of last year. AutoX has steadily advanced to this milestone ... Not part of subscription
Case Study | March 23, 2021
Honda has launched one of the first vehicles with Level 3 automated features. The Legend Hybrid EX sedans have the capabilities (and legal allowances in Japan) to navigate traffic jams using automated features without requiring human supervision. This includes accelerating, braking, and steering ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | March 08, 2022
GM's Cruise, which recently began its robotaxi operations in San Francisco, filed a police report about a collision between one of its vehicles and a BMW sedan at a traffic intersection. The company claims that the BMW attempted to cut across its vehicle, which braked, resulting in a prohibited left... Not part of subscription
by Josh Kern
In a first for China, the autonomous vehicle company received a permit from Guangzhou authorities allowing it to test its vehicles on the open road without a safety driver. Instead, operators will remotely control the vehicles over a 5G network when they get into situations outside of their intended operations, such as inclement weather or unusual traffic conditions. Globally, the company is only second to Waymo in rolling out pilots without a safety driver in the vehicle. Clients should note that autonomous vehicle developers in China are relying more on infrastructure like 5G and V2X communications, in large part due to Chinese cities rolling out that technology at a faster pace than U.S. cities are.
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