Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
- Wayve and Uber Launch First-Ever Autonomous Rides in the UK. “Uber UBER 0.00%↑ and Wayve launched supervised autonomous rides in London, marking the first time autonomous trips are available in the United Kingdom.”
Londoners requesting an UberX, Uber Electric, or Uber Comfort may be matched with a Wayve ride at no extra cost, with upfront fares shown in-app (Uber). - Waymo Accelerates Robotaxi Expansion with Launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa and Waymo to Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles in Munich.
- What the Hell is Happening in Vegas? “What’s happening in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas, that is for sure. Techcrunch tells us that the Nevada Transportation Authority (NTA) has handed out permits for a total of 7,100 robotaxis to operate in Clark County, which includes Vegas, over the next 12 months.”
- Automakers Urge Congress to Permanently Ban Chinese Connected Vehicles in U.S.
- Tesla Expands Robotaxi Geofences in Dallas and Austin and Tesla’s Cybercab Just Met its First Real Test, and It’s Federal and Tesla Launches Limited Cybercab Robotaxi Service in Austin. “Tesla TSLA 0.00%↑ has launched its driverless Cybercab service in limited areas of Austin. The two-seat, fully autonomous vehicles do not have steering wheels.”
- California DMV Officially Clears 80,000-Pound Self-Driving Semi-Trucks for public Road Testing.
- Ituran Awarded First Multi-Year Contract for Big Data Traffic-Monitoring Platform. “Ituran Location and Control $ITRN has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide entities of the Israeli Ministry of Transport with a SaaS solution for monitoring live traffic behavior across Israel’s main roads. The contract spans up to four years and is valued at $7 million.
