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ZF boss does not expect robotaxis before 2030

Scheider: "I'm a little bit more skeptical than some announcements that we've heard."
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By:
Peter Sigal
September 17, 2019 01:10 PM

FRANKFURT -- There is still a "tremendous" amount of engineering work to be done before the first robotaxis appear on public roads, ZF Friedrichshafen CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider said, prompting his company to take a step-by-step approach to autonomous driving.

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