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Zurich Airport has begun operating two Level 4 autonomous electric buses without a driver or safety supervisor inside the vehicles, relying on remote monitoring and intervention when necessary. The vehicles will initially operate without passengers before being made available to employees of partner companies on a designated route within the airport.
Waymo believes that upgrading a Level 2 driver-assistance system to fully autonomous driving could lead to a “false summit,” based on its experience operating more than 200 million miles without a driver. The company contrasts this position with Tesla’s camera-only approach and gradual development of its FSD system.
DAF, a PACCAR company, announced a partnership with Einride to integrate the Einride Driver Level 4 autonomous driving system into its X-class heavy-duty electric truck platforms. The move aims to accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of autonomous electric freight trucks, although the two companies did not specify a production or delivery timeline.
During its keynote at CES 2026, NVIDIA unveiled the Rubin AI platform and the open Alpamayo family for developing autonomous vehicles, along with updates in personal computing, gaming and robotics.