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Rimac robotaxi in service by 2026

Croatian company will expand into ‘mobility’ with self-driving electric car, partly developed in the UK
Robotaxi will use array of sensors and computers to analyse its surroundings

Rimac will show a highly autonomous ‘robotaxi’ in early 2024 and plans for it to be in commercial operation by 2026.

The Croatian company, maker of the 1877bhp Nevera electric hypercar and parent of Bugatti, is expanding into the mass-mobility market under the Project 3 Mobility banner.

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