Uber

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.

Plus: Autonomous Trucking

Plus is at the forefront of the autonomous trucking race and is collocated between China and the US, with activities in each. It has a strong partnership with FAW and its technologies are implemented on a production version of J7, which makes it SAE autonomous level 3 ready.

Three Biggest Hurdles Faced by Roboshuttles

Roboshuttles like those from EasyMile and Navya are a new and exciting mobility solution that have grown in interest during the past decade. However, in the past few years, IDTechEx has observed a slump in roboshuttle sales and a reduction in the number of active roboshuttle companies.

Waymo: Autonomous Trucking

Waymo is one of the key players and leaders in both autonomous trucking and robotaxis. It has backing from Alphabet (parent company of Google). Waymo is running daily commercial trips (with a safety driver) for potential partners and expanding its fleet and operations ready for full autonomous missions.