The last few weeks have seen some great news and some bad news for the industry - on two and four wheels. Personal transportation is going through a difficult time yet there are some highlights. On two wheels, The Economist magazine reported that Harley-Davidson is going through a rough patch - not the first in their 116 year history. In the US they have seen sales figures … [Read more...]
Waymo Cars Under Attack
There has been a lot written about robotaxis - most about the safety aspect of the vehicles and especially during the current testing period. A lot of commentators agree that humans are at the heart of most accidents, so if you can get the vehicle’s systems to do all the work there is a theory that the road toll will reduce. That of course depends on humans developing bug-free … [Read more...]
Waymo Launches Commercial Robotaxi Service
Here at Motoring Weekly, we have been following the progress of several autonomous vehicle service providers of which Waymo is one. The reason is that for several years now, Waymo has been quietly getting on with the job and not concentrating on self promotion as Uber, Otto and others have done. Last month (December 2018), Waymo launched a service called "Waymo One" and is … [Read more...]
Volvo supplies Uber with Robotaxis
Over the past few weeks I have discussed several topics surrounding autonomous vehicles and over the years have discussed Uber’s plans to take control of the logistics market whilst at the same time reduce their costs and dependency on humans. Last November, Uber and Volvo came to an agreement that would see 24,000 Volvo XC90 SUVs join the Uber fleet as autonomous ride … [Read more...]