Renewed drive for autonomous cars as tech giants muscle in

Car giants from General Motors and Stellantis to Volkswagen are racing to develop autonomous vehicles as they seek to compete with Tesla and other new rivals on “the next frontier” of growth. After shelving plans to develop robotaxis last year, General Motors recently said it would introduce an “eyes-off, hands-free” semi-autonomous driving system in its vehicles from 2028. Meanwhile, rivals such as Volkswagen and Stellantis are partnering with Uber to scale up its fleet of autonomous vehicles.

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