Right now Waymo is the only ride sharing platform that has autonomous vehicles, allowing riders to get to their destination without someone sitting in the driver’s seat. Now Uber wants to get in on the action, since it has announced that it will start testing self driving ID. Buzz EVs on the Uber platform.
VW is slated to start the testing later this year and Los Angeles will be the first city to get them in 2026. During the initial testing, the fully electric ID. Buzz AD vehicles will have a human operator onboard, but once they are released to the public, they won’t need a driver.
In the longterm, VW plans to release thousands of autonomous ID. Buzz EVs in multiple markets in the U.S.