This will increase the number of autonomous vehicles in circulation, as well as producing experiments with technologies that eliminate pedals and steering wheels. The car comes fitted with all the hardware, sensors and components necessary for fully autonomous driving, with the software being gradually installed as updates as they become available. GM, in partnership with Lyft, has announced the launch of a pool of fully autonomous Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles in San Francisco and Detroit for testing with real passengers. Meanwhile, in China, yesterday, Baidu announced the partners for its autonomous driving platform, Apollo: 53 companies along the entire value chain of the industry on an open platform that aims to become "the Android of autonomous driving", reportedly trying to steal Waymo's lunch. Meanwhile, in London, autonomous vehicles are starting to be used for deliveries, and all over the world, we see them progressively utilized for public transportation...

Source: Forbes July 05, 2017 12:33 UTC