China leads global robotaxi race according to new industry scorecard
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Kirsten Korosec
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TechCrunch Mobility newsletter discusses the evolving landscape of autonomous vehicles, highlighting a new robotaxi scorecard that demonstrates China's growing dominance in the self-driving car industry. The article reflects on the past decade of autonomous vehicle development, noting the shift from early hype and demos to more measurable progress, with Chinese companies now leading the robotaxi race.
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· 3 pulledAbout 10 years ago, there was a lot of chatter about who was winning the self-driving car race.
One of the problems with that debate — besides assuming there would be just one winner — was that no one had a reliable way to measure it.
This was an early era filled with a lot of demos and capital, but lit
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