Stellantis and Bolt partner to advance large-scale deployment of driverless mobility in Europe

Stellantis and Bolt have announced they have entered a partnership to jointly explore the development and deployment of Level 4 (driverless) autonomous vehicles for commercial operations across Europe. The collaboration will combine Stellantis’ AV-Ready Platforms™ – specifically the eK0 medium size van and STLA Small platforms – with Bolt’s extensive mobility network. Bolt currently provides […]

Taxi tax: Bolt announces fare price bidding trials

Ride-sharing firm Bolt has criticised potential plans for a new “taxi tax” as “incredibly harmful” to the industry, as it trials a new feature letting drivers set prices and negotiate with passengers. Bolt claims that tax changes would disproportionately affect shift-based workers and vulnerable people who rely on taxi services, says the Impartial Reporter. The […]

European driverless car sector has “fallen behind” US and China, says Bolt CEO

The European Union is lagging behind in the race to put driverless cars on its roads. Self-driving taxis developed and deployed by companies such as Tesla and Waymo have gone from curiosity to commonplace in several US cities. In June, Waymo overtook ride-hailing app Lyft’s market share in San Francisco (the two companies later announced […]

Car, bike and e-scooter sharing app to expand to ten cities by the end of the year

A transport app that offers a core ride-hailing product and car, bike and e-scooter-sharing service has raised more than £500 million and will expand to 10 UK cities by the end of the year. Bolt is currently available in the M25 area around London, Windsor and Maidenhead, airports including Stansted, Luton, Southend-on-Sea and Gatwick, Milton […]