Rachel Warren
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They're an autonomous driving tech company.
They're developing robotaxi and robotic trucking services.
I think it's really important as well to look outside the U.S.
So you've got Baidu, the Chinese tech giant.
They're a leader in the robotaxi race in China with their Apollo Go service.
They're expanding into commercial AVs.
China is a market where adoption of AVs is much, much higher than we are seeing in the U.S.
So that's something that's, I think, really critical.
And again, they have this very rapidly developing domestic AV market.
There's broad government support.
So you've got a lot of regulatory guardrails in place.
We're also seeing a broader establishment of legal and regulatory frameworks for AVs in Europe too.
So that's something that's important to watch.
So there's a million different ways to play this, right?
You've got the legacy companies like Mercedes-Benz Group.
That was the first level three system that was certified for use on approved
roads in certain states in Germany.
By the way, I want to hold on that.