Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
👍 Waymo Partners With Toyota. See our analysis for paid subscribers below…
🤔 Uber and May Mobility Announce Strategic Partnership to Scale Autonomous Vehicles. “Uber Technologies UBER -0.61%↓ and May Mobility announced a multi-year partnership. May Mobility aims to deploy thousands of AVs on the Uber platform over the next few years, with an initial launch planned for Arlington, Texas, by the end of 2025.
😮 Waymo Reports 250,000 Paid Robotaxi Rides Per Week in U.S. “Alphabet reported last week that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S. The 250,000 paid rides per week are up from 200,000 in February, before Waymo opened in Austin and expanded in the San Francisco Bay Area in March.”
🚘 Ottocast Introduces New-Gen Android Car Box NanoAI. “Ottocast has launched its Android car box NanoAI, integrating AI emotive display, voice assistant, CloudSIM and the Android 13 system.
🚛 TIER IV Accelerates the Deployment of Autonomous Trucks. “In the project overseen by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), TIER IV developed an autonomous driving system for highway logistics, based on commercial trucks manufactured by Isuzu Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus.”
👌 Plus Autonomous Truck Aces Driverless Safety Maneuver Testing. “Plus’ SuperDrive, recently completed validation tests of fully autonomous operations and handling of advanced safety maneuvers with no person in the truck. The testing occurred on a closed test track.”
