• LughOPA
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    12 days ago

    I don’t know the specifics. What seems more relevant to me is that lots of automakers around the world are getting to Level 4 by various, mostly similar ways.

    Once you have Level 4 you have a viable robotaxi business model. Even if you stick to geo-fenced areas, and mapped routes, that covers 80%+ of urban taxi journeys.

    The same holds true for buses and public transit. I’m very interested to see how efforts like this Level 4 mini-shuttle bus in France progress.

    https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/10/26/this-self-driving-shuttle-transports-people-in-rural-france-is-it-the-future-of-mobility

    When robotaxis & mass transit like these are common, how many people will still want private cars?