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Chinese robotaxi developer cited as considering expansion into Australia, South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia while scaling its fleet.
Waymo's plan puts Jaguar I-PACEs on Singapore roads within months and a year of manual driving in 2027, and the Land Transport Authority has said deployment will not outrun its ability to retrain affected drivers.
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Pony.ai and Verne have taken the safety driver out of a 22km route in Zagreb and left the bookings inside Uber. The partners want more than 2,000 cars on European roads, and the union-wide small series path allows 1,500 a year.
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The Zagreb launch with Pony.ai and Verne adds a distribution channel, not a new capability. The safety operator stays because European rules, not the software, set the pace.
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A Forbes account puts the Zeekr-built Ojai at about $38,000 before more than 125 percent in stacked duties. Waymo is buying in volume anyway, which is a statement about assumed margin.
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The August 14 announcement names no cities, no dates, no per-city vehicle counts and no supervision model. What it does describe is who buys the cars.
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