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When will we see driverless cars in Europe?

When you hear Wuhan in China, most would immediately think of the initial Covid outbreak in 2019....

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15.14 17 Jun 2024


When will we see driverless cars in Europe?


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15.14 17 Jun 2024


When you hear Wuhan in China, most would immediately think of the initial Covid outbreak in 2019.  

However, it’s now home to the world’s largest experiment in driverless cars.  

500 robot-taxis are already whizzing around the city of 11 million people, 4.5 million cars, eight-lane expressways and towering bridges – and Baidu have announced they’ll add 1,000 more into the fleet.  

So when might we expect to see these cars in Europe? Dave Humphreys from CompleteCar.ie joins Seán to discuss.

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