The road to driverless cars in Austin has been a long and winding one.
has been a long and winding one. Look no further than the Oct. 26 news that, the autonomous vehicle company backed by Ford Motors and Volkswagen, would be shutting down. Only a few weeks earlier, Argo AI had launched a partnership with Lyft to offer supervised autonomous rides around Austin. It had previously announced a partnership with Walmart to carry out deliveries. The company, which began operations in Austin in 2019, had about 20 vehicles as of October that could be seen around town.
JonMichael doesn't see a need to slap rules on autonomous vehicles until safety concerns arise."One of the things that I can tell you is that I appreciate the state's AV laws," he said."Why? Because for my partners, the AV companies, they're not looking at the state and think[ing] it's a risk, right? If one city has a different rule than other cities, that's a risk. That's a business risk for them.
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