Mobileye is entering the US robotaxi market with standalone service
Mobileye is entering the US robotaxi market with standalone service
Mobileye 进军美国自动驾驶出租车市场，推出独立服务
The driving technology company Mobileye plans to launch a robotaxi service in an as-yet-unnamed US city in 2027, it said earlier today. The service will be vertically integrated, using Mobileye’s Moovit mobility platform to interact with customers booking rides, coordinate drivers, and so on. 自动驾驶技术公司 Mobileye 今日早些时候宣布，计划于 2027 年在美国某座尚未公布的城市推出自动驾驶出租车（robotaxi）服务。该服务将实现垂直整合，利用 Mobileye 旗下的 Moovit 出行平台来处理客户预约、调度车辆等业务。
The Israeli company, which was bought by Intel in 2017 before going public again in 2022, says it will start with around 100 robotaxis early next year. 这家以色列公司曾于 2017 年被英特尔收购，并于 2022 年再次上市。公司表示，将于明年年初先投入约 100 辆自动驾驶出租车进行试点。
“Mobileye has spent more than two decades building the technologies required for autonomous driving,” said Amnon Shashua, founder and CEO of Mobileye. “Today we are taking the next step: combining those technologies with operational ownership to create a financially and geographically scalable robotaxi business designed from the ground up for global deployment.” Mobileye 创始人兼首席执行官 Amnon Shashua 表示：“Mobileye 花了二十多年时间构建自动驾驶所需的技术。今天，我们迈出了下一步：将这些技术与运营权相结合，打造一个在财务和地理上均可扩展的自动驾驶出租车业务，并从一开始就为全球部署而设计。”
The company first rose to prominence in the mid-2010s, when Tesla began using Mobileye’s advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) as part of Autopilot. That relationship lasted until 2016, when Mobileye dropped Tesla as a customer after being alarmed that a driver assistance system was being sold to end users as driverless technology. 该公司在 2010 年代中期声名鹊起，当时特斯拉开始在其 Autopilot 系统中使用 Mobileye 的高级驾驶辅助系统 (ADAS)。双方的合作关系持续到 2016 年，当时 Mobileye 对特斯拉将驾驶辅助系统作为“无人驾驶技术”向终端用户销售的做法感到担忧，随后终止了与特斯拉的合作。
Since then, Mobileye has continued to work with other partners on ADAS and autonomous vehicles. It has developed a new “SuperVision” ADAS that combines cameras and radar sensors, used by Porsche and Polestar, among others. On the robotaxi front, it has partnered with Volkswagen Group’s MOIA to develop a commercially available robotaxi based on the VW ID. Buzz minivan, and last year, Mobileye revealed plans to work with Lyft to deploy robotaxis in Dallas, “as soon as” this year. 此后，Mobileye 继续与其他合作伙伴在 ADAS 和自动驾驶汽车领域开展合作。公司开发了结合摄像头和雷达传感器的新型“SuperVision” ADAS 系统，目前已被保时捷和极星（Polestar）等品牌采用。在自动驾驶出租车方面，Mobileye 与大众汽车集团旗下的 MOIA 合作，开发基于大众 ID. Buzz 小型货车的商用自动驾驶出租车；去年，Mobileye 还透露了与 Lyft 的合作计划，旨在“最早于今年”在达拉斯部署自动驾驶出租车。
“This initiative is not a replacement for our existing partnerships; it is an extension of them,” said Shashua. “We remain deeply committed to enabling automakers and mobility providers with Mobileye Drive. At the same time, operating our own service allows us to accelerate adoption, gain direct operational experience, and showcase the full potential of autonomous mobility.” Shashua 表示：“这一举措并非要取代我们现有的合作伙伴关系，而是对其的延伸。我们依然坚定致力于通过 Mobileye Drive 为汽车制造商和出行服务商赋能。同时，运营我们自己的服务能让我们加速技术普及，获得直接的运营经验，并充分展示自动驾驶出行的全部潜力。”
If Mobileye’s experience with the initial 100 robotaxis goes well, it says it will scale up to around 17,000 robotaxis within the following five years. “The robotaxi revolution has only just begun, and its potential for transforming how we travel around the world continues to increase,” Shashua said. 如果首批 100 辆自动驾驶出租车的运营情况良好，Mobileye 表示将在未来五年内将规模扩大至约 17,000 辆。“自动驾驶出租车的革命才刚刚开始，它改变全球出行方式的潜力正在不断增长，”Shashua 说道。