Field testing for the new robo taxi service being put together by Nissan and DeNA in Japan — which has been dubbed “Easy Ride” — will begin on March 5th, a new press release has revealed.
The oil industry giant BP is now expecting that self-driving plug-in electric vehicles will dampen oil demand by 2040, according to its most recent annual Energy Outlook report.
A new report from the firm IHS Markit predicts that more than 33 million autonomous vehicles will be sold every year (worldwide) by 2040 — representing a huge surge in market interest in a relatively short period of time, as only around 51,000 units a year are predicted to be sold in 2021, according to the report.
The 2020 Olympics are around the corner and the Tokyo Olympics organizers plan to service the crowds and athletes with driverless cab service — full robot, no driver at all.
