VinFast will test 200 self-driving taxis in Vietnam from 2027

According to Vietnam.vn, Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast is working on a trial of self-driving taxis. <cite index="1-1">VinFast is planning to test 200 Level 4 autonomous taxis at the Vinhomes Green Paradise urban development in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, by late 2027</cite> <cite index="1-2">The pilot project will only be implemented after approval by the competent authorities</cite>. <cite index="1-3">The vehicles must monitor their surroundings, respond to traffic situations and drive without a driver under certain conditions</cite>.

Level 4 means that a car can drive independently without human intervention, but within a predetermined area and under established conditions, not everywhere and under all weather conditions. Such trials with fully self-driving taxis are still at an early stage worldwide and a legal framework for this is currently lacking in the Netherlands. For the taxi sector in the Rijnmond region, testing elsewhere will remain the case for the time being, and at VindTaxi the driver behind the wheel will remain part of the service.