CleanTechnica•21 days ago
More Robotaxi + Ride-Hailing Partnerships
Key Takeaway
The accelerating deployment of robotaxis represents a significant and predictable new electricity load that will drive demand for generation, transmission, and charging infrastructure, requiring strategic planning from power developers and large consumers.
AI Summary
- •Robotaxi partnerships (e.g., Baidu x Lyft & Uber in London) signal accelerating deployment of autonomous electric vehicles in urban centers.
- •This trend represents a significant, predictable, and growing new electricity load for EV charging infrastructure, impacting grid planning and demand forecasting.
- •Developers, IPPs, and large power consumers should anticipate substantial increases in electricity demand in areas with high robotaxi adoption, necessitating new generation, transmission, and distribution investments.
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Article Content
A handful more partnerships between robotaxi companies and ride-hailing apps have popped out in recent days and weeks. Baidu x Lyft & Uber in London First of all, we’ve got Baidu partnering with Uber and Lyft in London. Uber and Lyft testing of the Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi system is ... [continued] The post More Robotaxi + Ride-Hailing Partnerships appeared first on CleanTechnica .