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. In 2019, the company had hoped that a partnership with the startup Argo AIk, which Ford also invested in, could launch its self-driving capabilities to greater heights., and Argo AI, which for years was considered a leader in self-driving, unceremoniously shuttered its operations.However, this time around, Volkswagen has no plans to use its own ridesharing service to deploy the ID Buzz, and instead hopes to sell its fleet to other companies.
To avoid their escapades from going off the rails, the vans will be "geolocked" to certain, carefully mapped locations in the city, Volkswagen said, and for worst-case scenarios, a human employee will sit in the driver's seat for the sake of safety. For an idea of how this could all play out, see the attempts by General Motors and ride-hailing company Waymo
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