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Daimler Embarks on Self-Driving Race With San Francisco Shuttles
- Cooperation with Bosch to start pilot for automated rides
- Service to start in 2019 as Waymo, GM ready autonomous plans
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Daimler AG plans to offer autonomous shuttles on public roads in California from next year, adding momentum to the global race for self-driving vehicles with technology giants like Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and rival BMW AG.
The service will start with a test fleet in the second half of 2019 in the San Francisco Bay Area, with users hailing vehicles via an app that’ll prompt the cars to come to them within a defined area, the German manufacturer and Robert Bosch GmbH said Wednesday in a joint statement. The offering, if successful, will join Daimler’s suite of mobility services that includes car sharing, the Mytaxi ride-hailing service and moovel, an app that helps users decide how to get to their destination quickest.