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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

This 'driverless car' startup is doing the one thing robotaxi companies don't want to be caught doing

"It always felt like it was three years out," he said of autonomous driving. "And then every year it shifted by a year. So we wanted to have self-driving cars everywhere in 2020 at Zoox. And then it was 2021 and so forth." Von der Ohe left Zoox in 2018. Instead of fixating on robotaxis, von der Ohe wanted to stay in mobility but work on something that could be faster to bring to market
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fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
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Remote driving startup Vay could grab up to $410M from Singapore's Grab | TechCrunch

Grab will invest $60 million (potentially $410 million) in Vay to scale remote-controlled rental cars and expand U.S. operations contingent on milestones.
fromTechCrunch
7 months ago
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Kodiak is using Vay's remote driving tech in its self-driving trucks | TechCrunch

Kodiak Robotics and Vay are developing a partnership for remote driving technology to enhance safety in self-driving truck operations.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Oi Vay: the German remote-driving company that hopes to make private car ownership redundant

Having been summoned by a few clicks in an app, the electric car slows to a halt outside the former cargo hall of Berlin's now defunct Tegel airport. No one is at the wheel, but upon a passenger stepping inside, a voice announces: This is Bartek, I am your driver today. Please buckle up and we can be on our way.
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