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Uber, Volkswagen pair up to launch robotaxi service in US with self-driving, electric microbuses


Volkswagen of America and Uber on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service — using autonomous electric VW ID. BUZZ

The agency regulates autonomous vehicle testing and deployment in the state, and the California Public Utilities Commission handles permitting for the commercial ride-hailing component of robotaxi services. Its parent Volkswagen Group, along with Ford, had hitched their autonomous vehicles ambitions to startup Argo, until the two automakers pulled financial support and gobbled up its remains. Kirsten Korosec is a reporter and editor who has covered the future of transportation from EVs and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility and in-car tech for more than a decade.

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