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Renault to skip Level 3 self-driving cars in favor of autonomous minibuses

Renault WeRide bus 2024 Arc
Renault is testing autonomous-vehicle technology in minibuses built by partner WeRide in China. They will be used in a closes loop at the French Open tennis tournament later this month.  (OLIVIER MARTIN GAMBIER\/RENAULT)
May 15, 2024 07:26 AM

PARIS -- Renault Group will not aim for so-called SAE Level 3 self-driving passenger cars, but will focus its autonomous vehicle efforts on minibuses that operate at Level 4 on defined routes, CTO Gilles Le Borgne said.

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