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Title: Europe's Self-Driving Cars Aren't Even at the Starting Line

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/05/1533...

Europe's self-driving car industry has fallen far behind the United States
and China. Self-driving taxis developed by Tesla and Waymo have become
commonplace in several American cities. Waymo overtook Lyft's market share in
San Francisco in June. China operates a thriving robotaxi industry led by
Baidu, WeRide and Pony AI. Europe has no established player and runs pilot
projects in only a handful of cities. The most promising is Volkswagen-backed
Moia in Germany. Markus Villig, chief executive of Estonian ride-hailing
company Bolt Technology, told Brussels officials in mid-October that
Europeans will move about their cities in American robotaxis by 2030 unless
the European Commission acts quickly. He called for investment, regulatory
clarity and restrictions on foreign competitors. Traffic laws governing self-
driving tests vary at national and city levels across Europe. Commission
President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a speech in Turin about AI adoption
days before Villig's visit. Last week, Henna Virkkunen, the commission's
technology chief, gathered carmakers and technologists to create a harmonized
framework for self-driving cars. Waymo announced plans to provide driverless
rides in the United Kingdom starting in 2026.

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