Daniel Abreu Marques

Decoding what actually matters in autonomous driving | Podcast: Autonomy Insiders | Newsletter: The AV Market Strategist

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1/When a tropical storm hits Singapore, demand for rides can jump nine to ten times.

That is the moment everyone needs a car.

It is also the moment autonomous vehicles can help the least.

Heavy rain changes lane visibility, sensor returns and pedestrian behaviour all at once

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5/ In Episode 29 of Autonomy Insiders, I sat down with Dominic Ong, General Manager Autonomous at $GRAB , to understand how autonomy works in a region where drivers are not the bottleneck.

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1/ Who decides whether a robotaxi can legally drive on London roads without a driver?

Is it the Department for Transport?
Is it the VCA?
Is it the DVSA?

The answer: all three.

Plus one more that most people forget.

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4/ In Episode 28 of Autonomy Insiders, I sat down with Tym Syrytczyk, co-founder of the Institute for Driverless Transport, to break down the entire UK permitting process for robotaxis.

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1/ Five resets a day.

That is the break-even.

Roughly ten percent utilization and George Kalligeros says the network pays for itself.

No human staff means no fixed overhead, which means the marginal cost of one pit stop is close to zero.

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4/ Cities will eventually tender robotaxi licenses with a cap on vehicle numbers.

When your fleet size is capped, every empty mile driven to a depot is pure loss.

And the "it's cheap enough to drive somewhere else to charge" argument ignores the traffic it creates.

[WeRide.ai @WeRide_ai]

🇨🇭 We’ve achieved fully driverless L4 Robobus operations at @zrh_airport! The service now runs without a front- or rear-seat operator, and builds on over 15,000km of operations over 1.5 years. 💪
$WRD

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🚨 New episode

I had the chance to sit down with @kalligeros , CEO of @aseonlabs, to talk about how Aseon is building autonomous infrastructure for robotaxis.

Full episode ⬇️

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Congrats @WeRide_ai on this milestone!

[WeRide.ai @WeRide_ai]

🇪🇸 We just received Spain's first national operating permit for L4 autonomous passenger vehicles from the Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) together with @Uber – the first national approval for the GXR in the EU. Commercial operations expected to begin by end-2026.
$WRD