The year of robotaxis moves forward, and we have another robotaxi update today. The autonomous driving firm Wayve and partner Uber were granted Private Hire Vehicle licences from Transport for London (TfL) and can now deploy robotaxis in The Swinging City. That said, they must include human supervisors onboard for … [continued]
Airports in Europe account for more emissions than Latin America, the Middle East and Africa combined. NEW research from global affairs thinktank ODI Global, in partnership with T&E (Transport & Environment) and with data provided by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), reveals the climate and air quality impacts … [continued]
We’re taking the next step toward bringing fully autonomous ride-hailing to London this year with the start of autonomous driving with trained specialists behind the wheel. Since we arrived, we’ve put the Waymo Driver through closed course testing, and a team of trained, local professionals have driven the vehicles across tens of … [continued]
A handful more partnerships between robotaxi companies and ride-hailing apps have popped out in recent days and weeks. Baidu x Lyft & Uber in London First of all, we’ve got Baidu partnering with Uber and Lyft in London. Uber and Lyft testing of the Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi system is … [continued]
There’s news this week that Zipcar is leaving the UK is interesting in multiple ways. I was an early Zipcar user back in 2004–2007. I loved it, and it helped me not own a car. Over the years, I was thus a big proponent of carsharing programs and even tried … [continued]
Self-driving vehicles are on the streets of London, but do you know which company is leading the way? Is it Waymo? Apollo Go? Tesla? No, the company ahead of others over there is Wayve. Wayve was founded 8 years ago in London and is operating self-driving Ford Mustang Mach-E electric … [continued]
Waymo has been on an expansion sprint in the past year, but its latest announcement is one of its biggest ever. The company is bringing its robotaxi service across the Atlantic Ocean to the great city of London. Whether taking passengers to Premier League games, music concerts, Wimbledon, Big Ben, … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic aerial of an abandoned hydrogen fueling station in Paris, its cracked pavement, overgrown weeds, and tilted sign marking the end of a failed vision
Hype, once celebrated as a poster child for hydrogen mobility in Europe, has abandoned hydrogen as its primary fuel source, and has pivoted to solely electric vehicles for taxis. This pivot should not surprise anyone who has been closely tracking the consistent and inevitable collapse of hydrogen-powered transportation ventures around … [continued]
Most electric vehicle news is about personal transportation: cars, SUVs, trucks, ebikes, and so on. Social media content about EVs tends to focus on personal transportation as well. Industrial applications may be overlooked, which is what makes this particular use case so interesting. Replacing diesel cargo transport vehicles at ports … [continued]
Polestar 3, a luxury SUV from the well known EV brand, is now being manufactured in South Carolina. This is Polestar’s first offering made in the United States. Elsewhere, Kindred Motorworks presents the zero-emissions vintage Bronco. With modern all-electric torque and efficiency use of energy, one can enjoy that vintage … [continued]
