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Super-Safety and Self-Steering - IDTechEx Explores Autonomous Vehicles

With more than 90% of road traffic accidents coming down to human error, the importance of autonomy and its safety benefits cannot be overlooked. As the industry moves into a new era of autonomous driving technologies, safety benchmarks and standards are evolving, forcing car companies to adopt new technologies to keep their cars competitive.

What to Expect From the eVTOL Market in 2024 and Beyond

The inception of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) dates back to 2016 when Uber introduced their Elevate conference. The company that changed ground transportation triggered a huge wave of investment by supporting the future of Advanced Air Mobility. More than 300 new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing start-ups were established over the course of the following few years, each grabbing a piece of the US$8.5 billion in funding that has been poured into the industry as of the end of 2023.

Robotaxi Safety Analysis With California DMV Data

This premium article presents data and analysis of key data from the California DMV over the past seven years, creates a proxy measurement for robotaxi safety performance, and benchmarks progress against human levels of performance.

Zoox: Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Bespoke Robotaxi

Zoox has been testing autonomous technologies in California for a number of years. It is one of few to pursue a vision of a bespoke robotaxi vehicle. However, this gives extra complications around certification and homologation. IDTechEx spoke to Zoox at CES 2023 where these matters were discussed.

Waymo

Waymo is one of the leaders when it comes to level 4 robotaxi research, testing and deployment. It has a commercial publicly accessible service operating in Arizona and is working on increasing its capabilities in California. IDTechEx spoke to Waymo at CES 2023.

WayRay

WayRay is a deep-tech company that specializes in delivering augmented reality heads-up displays (AR-HUDs) for next generation vehicles.

Serve Robotics

Serve Robotics is a manufacturer of autonomous food delivery carriers/robots. It recently claimed its success in commercializing its level 4 self-driving robots.