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Autonomous vehicle technology is not yet ubiquitous or mainstream. Readers here might shout, “It’s everywhere!”
Wayve locked in a commercial partnership with Mercedes-Benz to integrate the startup’s automated driving tech into at least one model set to be deployed within the next two years. While this is not a Level 4, or driverless product, it gives Wayve reach and follows similar deals with Nissan and Stellantis. Earlier this year, Wayve announced a partnership with Nissan and Uber to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo.
About 80% of Waymo’s about 4,000 robotaxis are in California and Texas, and Texas is where the action is now: Waymo’s fleet there has grown by more than 49% in the past three weeks.
The company said it’s targeting more than 30,000 driverless trucks in operation by 2030.
Zoox says it only ever found evidence of CO 2 in the vehicles.The repeated incidents led one worker to file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which opened an inquiry and told Zoox to investigate the exposures.
Two India-based companies — used car marketplace Spinny and electric bus company PMI Electro Mobility Solutions — have both filed confidentially for IPOs.
Ultraviolette, the India-based electric motorcycle manufacturer, raised $85 million and has brought on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan as an adviser.