Imagry has announced a strategic partnership with Carguru, Latvia’s car-sharing service, to integrate Imagry’s AI-based autonomous-driving technology into passenger vehicles to create roboshuttles.
The initiative addresses road safety. Imagry says the technology could reduce accidents caused by human error by up to 90%, and lower CO2 emissions and congestion through EV-based shared mobility.
The collaboration aims to improve public transportation services and address the shortage of bus drivers, while reducing costs and enhancing service quality to encourage more people to choose public transportation over private vehicles.
The first implementation will be based on an electric-powered vehicle with capacity for up to three passengers. The route covers 9.8km on public roads with mixed traffic, and will transport passengers between Riga Airport and the Freedom Monument. With Imagry’s AI-based perception, motion planning and vehicle control software, the vehicles will support HD-mapless, location-independent driverless operation that is rapidly deployable and easily scalable.
In the final implementation stage, scheduled for 2027, the capabilities of the Carguru roboshuttle will be expanded to support bookable paid rides to any destination via a dedicated app.
“Latvia is becoming one of the first countries in Europe to implement an autonomous public transportation project. This is an important step toward safer, greener and more technologically advanced mobility. The project not only makes everyday life more convenient for residents but also opens new opportunities for our businesses and research environment, strengthening Latvia’s position on the European innovation map,” said Viktors Valainis, the minister of economics of the Republic of Latvia.
“This partnership marks an important milestone not only for Carguru but for the entire mobility ecosystem in Latvia and the Baltics,” added Vladimirs Reskājs, the founder and CEO of Carguru. “By combining Carguru’s experience in sustainable shared mobility with Imagry’s cutting-edge autonomous driving technology, we are taking a major step toward safer, greener and more accessible transportation. This project demonstrates Latvia’s readiness to lead Europe into the era of autonomous mobility.”
“We are excited to bring Imagry’s autonomous driving capabilities to the European public transportation market via Carguru’s green-energy vehicles,” concluded Eran Ofir, the CEO of Imagry. “While our autonomous driving technology has already been successfully vetted and deployed in the US, Germany, Japan and Israel, this is the first opportunity to share our expertise in the Baltics.”
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