"In a recent interview with TNW, Jelle Prins, the mind behind Uber's first app, shared his vision of a world transformed by autonomous vehicles. "Imagine getting into a car here in Amsterdam in the evening," he mused, "and waking up the next morning in a mountain village in France for a day of snowboarding." In his mind, self-driving is the next step in the evolution of mobility, and the question is not if but when it will land in Europe."
"The Kia EV9 featured in the interview is a Level 2 autonomous vehicle, based on a 0-5 scale of driving automation. It uses Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), an advanced technology that enables the car to drive more autonomously by matching the speed of the car in front, but a human driver is still needed. This is all part of automakers' gradual release of new adaptive technologies that are bringing us closer and closer to Level 5 autonomous vehicles, which don't require a driver at all."
"In the US, companies like Waymo (Alphabet's AV subsidiary) have already deployed commercial robotaxi services across Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin. Next year, they plan to expand into Atlanta, Miami, and Washington, DC in 2026. In China, Baidu has tested its Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service in over 15 cities, and is aiming for 100 cities by 2030."
A vision of autonomous vehicles enabling overnight long-distance travel, such as boarding in Amsterdam and waking in a French mountain village for snowboarding. The Kia EV9 is a Level 2 vehicle using Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), which matches the speed of the car ahead while requiring a human driver. Automakers are gradually releasing adaptive technologies that move capability toward fully driverless Level 5 systems. Public transport adoption of AVs may accelerate, supported by European Horizon 2020 funding for driverless projects. The United States, China, and the United Kingdom are advancing quickly, with Waymo and Baidu deploying or testing commercial robotaxi services and planning major expansions.
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