Volkswagen said Thursday the test program will start with two vehicles this July, and expand to a fleet of 10 ID Buzz electric vans by the end of this year.
Volkswagen AG will start testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads for the first time this month in Austin, Texas.
VW’s... Volkswagen AG will start testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads for the first time this month in Austin, Texas. VW’s test vehicles will be outfitted with autonomous-driving technology developed by VW and Mobileye MBLY , including cameras, radar and lidar technology. The vehicles will be supervised by human drivers during the initial phase.
“In the future, we will tap into rising demand for new mobility services, and with our iconic ID Buzz, we will also offer a truly captivating product to support transportation services American consumers can rely upon and trust,” he said in a statement.Austin was chosen because it “has a track record for embracing innovation and offers a conducive climate for the testing of autonomous vehicles,” Katrin Lohmann, Volkswagen Group of America’s president, said in a statement.
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