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OnTime, the ride-hailing platform under GAC Group, has obtained regulatory approval for passenger-carrying autonomous vehicle demonstrations in Shenzhen, adding that city to the first one (Guangzhou). The OnTime Robotaxi aims to provide safe, comfortable, and convenient autonomous driving services. In June 2023 OnTime, Pony.ai, and the authorities of Shenzhen’s Qianhai Cooperation Zone signed a cooperation…
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BMW Group vehicles with L3 autonomous driving features have received official public-expressway test licenses in Shanghai. Earlier, BMW obtained certification and approval for their L3 autonomous driving solutions from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). BMW models with this functionality are set for customer deliveries in Germany by Spring 2024. IM Motors, the premium…
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The German automotive industry has recently achieved a significant milestone in automated driving. After a four-year collaborative effort involving 21 partners, the industry has unveiled the world’s first framework for validating and verifying safety standards for AVs in urban settings. This initiative, backed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The consortium…
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California has suspended Cruise’s driverless-car permit, halting the GM self-driving car subsidiary’s robotaxi operations in San Francisco just months after it began. A human driver hit a pedestrian, knocking her into the path of a Cruise robotaxi which stopped overtop of the pedestrian, then decided the road was clear and started forward, dragging the woman…
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Pony.ai obtained Shenzhen’s first-ever demonstration application license for unmanned autonomous driving services. The approval allows Pony to offer L4 autonomous ride-hailing services to the general public within the city’s central areas. Pony also got approval to charge the paying public for pilot unmanned robotaxi commercial service in Beijing, with only remote monitoring and no safety…
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California regulators have loosened robotaxi regulations; Waymo and Cruise robotaxi services now can operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other erratic behavior that resulted in unmanned vehicles blocking traffic, including emergency vehicles. The state’s Public Utilities Commission voted to approve rival services from…
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Cruise has begun initial testing and data collection in Miami. The news comes two months after they expanded to Houston and Dallas, where they’ve begun supervised testing (i.e., there’s a human safety driver in the car) and are on track to begin driverless ride-hail service for members of the public soon, according to a Cruise…
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20 June: WeRide will operate autonomous minibuses (Robobus), Robotaxis, and autonomous sweepers (Robosweepers) for pilot applications or commercial operation in the Nanshan District in China. In December 2022, WeRide became the first company permitted to conduct passenger-carrying demonstration operations in Shenzhen using its mass-produced Robobus. the world’s first mass-produced L4 autonomous driving minibus designed specifically…