According to reports, German auto suppliers Daimler and Robert Bosch will begin road tests on unmanned taxis in the coming months.
Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner said: "There will be test vehicles on the streets in the coming months."
Daimler and Bosch, the parent companies of Mercedes-Benz, jointly developed an alliance last year to accelerate the production of self-driving taxis, and more and more competitors have joined the competition. Battles - such as Uber and Didi.
This proposal provides a clearer timetable for the two companies to work on driverlessness. Prior to this, the two companies only promised to have fully autonomous vehicles in the early 1920s.
As consumers become more reliant on smartphones, they use mobile phones more for positioning, taxiing and car rental, rather than having to buy one themselves. Technology companies and car manufacturers are striving to adapt quickly to this change.
In fact, the time the two giants fought for themselves was limited. Last month, Google Waymo announced that it had begun testing self-driving cars in Atlanta, and the total number of US cities it has tested for roads has reached 25. The latest news shows that it has also ordered thousands of Chrysler cars to prepare for a "big move." The faster ones include BMW – ready to sell its own self-driving cars in 2021.
Market capacity may also be a major factor in this “urgencyâ€. Frost & Sullivan data show that by 2030, autonomous vehicles will only account for about 10% to 15% of European car sales. This means that a large number of competitors will be eliminated. In order to be the last survivor, strong alliance is becoming a trend.
Wilko Stark, vice president of Daimler and Mercedes-Benz Automotive, said: "In addition to the highly automated L3 automatic self-driving car, we will soon introduce the L4/L5-class fully-automobiles."
The L3-class self-driving vehicle still requires a steering wheel and driver to ensure control in special situations, while the L4 level provides a dedicated lane for driverless functions. The L5 is fully automatic and does not require a steering wheel.
Stark added: "The biggest difference compared to other competitors is that we conceptualized our vehicle as a robo-taxi from the start, rather than as a technology kit installed on a range of vehicles. , we will not rely on a temporary solution."
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