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Waymo to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Munich
- Waymo co-chief executive Tekedra Mawakana confirmed the company will begin laying the groundwork for autonomous ride-hailing in Munich in the coming weeks, targeting a public commercial service launch toward the end of 2027.
- Germany passed a framework for commercial Level 4 vehicles in 2021, though no domestic company has deployed a driverless fleet at scale; Florian Herrmann of the Bavarian State Chancellery promised to "cut red tape and remove regulatory barriers" to accelerate deployment.
- Waymo reports more than 20 million trips completed globally on its sixth-generation fleet. Data from more than 350 million fully autonomous kilometres shows 16 times fewer serious injury crashes than human drivers and 14 times fewer pedestrian injury crashes.
- Competitors operate across Europe: Volkswagen's MOIA runs shuttles in Hamburg, Wayve awaits deployment on an Uber waitlist in London, and Verne operates a commercial service in Zagreb.
- Christian Hirte, parliamentary state secretary at the federal transport ministry, welcomed the American company to Munich, noting Waymo "has now recognised Germany's potential as a location offering legal certainty.
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Waymo to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Munich
Aug 25 (Reuters) - Self-driving technology company Waymo said on Tuesday it would begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Munich in the coming weeks, laying the groundwork for a commercial ride-hailing service in Germany that it aims to launch towar...
Self-driving car manufacturer Waymo plans to offer taxi services with self-driving vehicles in Munich starting late next year. This makes Germany the company's third planned international market and the first within the European Union.
·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Already at the end of 2027 there is to be an offer of driverless taxis in Munich. The Federal Ministry of Transport sees this offer as an opportunity for technical progress and additional quality of life.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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