NZ firms get foothold in US market with cutting-edge autonomous vehicles

NZ firms get foothold in US market with cutting-edge autonomous vehicles
Ohmio self driving vehicles are being used in a pilot at JFK airport in New York.
John Anthony
Two New Zealand companies producing autonomous, self-learning vehicles are making inroads in key United States markets.Ohmio Automotion, registered in Pakuranga Heights, Auckland, was recently selected by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to participate in its first self-driving-vehicle pilot to serve the travelling public at John F. Kennedy International Airport.And Marlborough ag-tech company Smart Machine has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with viticulture equipment distributor Pellenc America to introduce its autonomous mul...

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