At the end of this month, Volkswagen plans to test self-driving electric vehicles in Austin, Texas.

 

At the end of this month, Volkswagen plans to test self-driving electric vehicles in Austin, Texas.  By the end of 2023, the business hopes to have roughly 10 ID Buzz electric vans with Mobileye-developed autonomous driving systems operating in a few critical urban areas under the supervision of human safety drivers and outfitted with lidar, radar, and camera systems. Over the next three years, Volkswagen plans to expand its testing and fleet operations to at least four more American cities. With closer cooperation with Mobileye and investments in its ride-sharing service, MOIA, the business is overhauling its self-driving approach. Volkswagen does not intend to launch its ride-sharing service in the U.S., but it will make autonomous ID Buzz vans and fleet management tools available to other delivery or ride-sharing companies. Ford and Volkswagen both invested in the self-driving firm Argo AI; however, Volkswagen opted to shut down the business in October 2022. In March, to enhance its BlueCruise hands-free highway driving system, Ford created a new subsidiary called Latitude AI, consisting of approximately 550 former Argo AI employees.