Which university partnered with Bolt in 2019 on self-driving car research?

Bolt partnered with the University of Tartu in 2019 to research self-driving car technology.

The collaboration created the Autonomous Driving Lab, an applied research effort focused on the systems needed for highly automated vehicles. The project examined sensors, software algorithms and other technical components, with a long-term goal of working toward Level 4 autonomy. At that level, a vehicle can handle driving in most situations within a defined operating area, although unusual environments and extreme conditions may still require limitations.

The partnership was not simply a marketing agreement or a pilot for ordinary ride-hailing. Researchers and Bolt worked with test vehicles to evaluate autonomous-driving technology in practice. The University of Tartu supplied academic and engineering expertise, while Bolt contributed an industry setting and a potential pathway toward integrating autonomous vehicles into a mobility platform.

A common mix-up is Tallinn University, because Bolt is headquartered in Tallinn. The research partner was instead the University of Tartu, another major Estonian institution located in the city of Tartu.