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VW to Develop Self-Driving Electric Shuttles for Qatar

VW to Develop Self-Driving Electric Shuttles for Qatar

(Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG will help develop a fleet of self-driving electric shuttles for use in Qatar’s capital Doha in 2022, the company said.

Volkswagen and the Qatar Investment Authority signed an agreement on Saturday for the self-driving Level 4 electric vehicles, they said in a joint statement, without specifying the project’s cost.

Qatar plans to host the soccer World Cup in 2022.

To contact the reporter on this story: Simone Foxman in Doha at sfoxman4@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Bruce Stanley at bstanley5@bloomberg.net, James Amott

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