Self-driving
Volkswagen and Uber agreed to put thousands of self-driving ID. Buzz vans on Uber in US cities over about ten years, starting in Los Angeles.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“deploy a fleet of thousands of all-electric, fully autonomous ID. Buzz AD vehicles”
What it means
ID. Buzz AD (MOIA), from MOIA (Volkswagen), is at stage 3 of 5 on our ladder: pilot. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: A staff member rides along, ready to stop it.
More on ID. Buzz AD (MOIA)
- MOIA began test rides for passengers in Hamburg with up to ten ID. Buzz vans. Rides are free during the trial.
- MOIA America and Uber began testing self-driving ID. Buzz vans in Los Angeles, with about 10 vehicles and a human safety operator aboard.
- MOIA showed the series-production ID. Buzz AD, which uses Mobileye's self-driving system and 27 sensors, including 13 cameras, nine lidars (laser sensors) and five radars.