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Rimac got 180M euros from EU for the RoboTaxi project for a L5 autonomy, but he's just buying Mobileye L3 system. Verne presented the RoboTaxi in 6/2024, but t

by kiko_2 2y ago

Rimac got 180M euros from EU for the RoboTaxi project for a L5 autonomy, but he's just buying Mobileye L3 system. Verne presented the RoboTaxi in 6/2024, but they couldn't get the car to move to the stage. After they have been caught, they've admitted the plan was for the car to be driven remotely with a joystick to the stage. Not to mention that they said 3 years ago they will have cars on the roads in 2024, now that's pushed to 2026. Also to add - Rimac's father, who is convicted to 3 years in jail for financial crimes, sponsored his electric BMW and the company.

KingOfCoders 2y ago
Ah history repeats itself, "Rimac's father", we called that "Sippenhaft".
- kiko_2 2y ago
  It didn't take you long to make Godwin's law true. Is somebody a criminal if they knowingly used dirty money? That's for the courts to decide, but I know what my opinion on this is. My last sentence was about dispelling the myth that Rimac is self made. Rimac never said where he got the money for racing and re-building his electric BMW (multiple times) when he was 18, nor did he ever explain where he got the money to develop a super sport car Concept_one. It's interesting that you decided to focus on just 1 sentence in my comment, but ignored majority of facts about his self driving project, which was actually the topic of this thread.
Zigurd 2y ago
TBF makers of robotaxi vehicles and makers of robotaxi software, and maybe even mapping data, are not going to be the same companies. There will be intermediate phases like Waymo buying and operating robotaxis equipped to their specs. So "just buying Mobibleye" software isn't a knock on Rimac.
- kiko_2 2y ago
  That's a totally reasonable expectation and I agree with you on that. Nobody reasonable would expect him to compete with Waymo, Tesla and others. Buying the software isn't the problem here. The problem with Project 3 Mobility (Verne) is that they made a lot of promisses to get the EU money, together with other benefits from the Croatian government. They didn't deliver on anything so far. Couple of things come to mind: 1. Prototype was supposed to be out in 2022. 2. "Mobility center", infrastructure for charging etc was also supposed to be done in 2022. 3. Street testing of cars and beginning of manufacturing to begin in 2024. 4. Cars that will have L5 autonomy.

by kiko_2 2y ago

KingOfCoders 2y ago

Ah history repeats itself, "Rimac's father", we called that "Sippenhaft".

kiko_2 2y ago
It didn't take you long to make Godwin's law true. Is somebody a criminal if they knowingly used dirty money? That's for the courts to decide, but I know what my opinion on this is. My last sentence was about dispelling the myth that Rimac is self made. Rimac never said where he got the money for racing and re-building his electric BMW (multiple times) when he was 18, nor did he ever explain where he got the money to develop a super sport car Concept_one. It's interesting that you decided to focus on just 1 sentence in my comment, but ignored majority of facts about his self driving project, which was actually the topic of this thread.

Zigurd 2y ago

TBF makers of robotaxi vehicles and makers of robotaxi software, and maybe even mapping data, are not going to be the same companies. There will be intermediate phases like Waymo buying and operating robotaxis equipped to their specs. So "just buying Mobibleye" software isn't a knock on Rimac.

kiko_2 2y ago
That's a totally reasonable expectation and I agree with you on that. Nobody reasonable would expect him to compete with Waymo, Tesla and others. Buying the software isn't the problem here. The problem with Project 3 Mobility (Verne) is that they made a lot of promisses to get the EU money, together with other benefits from the Croatian government. They didn't deliver on anything so far. Couple of things come to mind: 1. Prototype was supposed to be out in 2022. 2. "Mobility center", infrastructure for charging etc was also supposed to be done in 2022. 3. Street testing of cars and beginning of manufacturing to begin in 2024. 4. Cars that will have L5 autonomy.