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Waymo will begin manually driving its vehicles on Toronto streets in the coming days to build maps and validate its autonomous-driving software, with the first public passenger rides targeted for 2028. However, the plan faces a regulatory obstacle: Ontario’s automated-vehicle testing framework expires before commercial operations are scheduled to begin, and there is still no clear license for a paid autonomous ride-hailing service.
Indian electric mobility company Yulu has raised $93 million in a Series C funding round, benefiting from the growth of quick-commerce and delivery services. The company plans to increase its fleet from about 50,000 vehicles to 200,000 within two years, while introducing faster scooters for new logistics use cases.