Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast to launch autonomous vehicles

Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast plans to launch autonomous vehicles this year and next, the company told UPI News Korea. VinFest displayed five models last week during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including the VF8, which would start at $41,000, and the VF9 at $56,000. Those models are expected to roll out this year. The startup's team includes Chief Technology Officer Bae Hong-sang, a former executive at Samsung Electronics. Bae said in an interview that VinFast is planning to launch Level 3 autonomous vehicles next year.