Latest news, developments and reporting on Autonomous Driving.
Caterpillar is applying lessons from autonomous mining to broader AI tools, with its CTO detailing a technician assistant, $100 million in workforce training and record revenue driven by data-center power demand.
BlackBerry has pivoted from phones to car and robotics software; CEO John Giamatteo cites $950M QNX backlog and 275M vehicles.
Waymo's top software executive says cameras alone can't achieve full autonomy, a direct challenge to Tesla's camera-only approach ahead of its Cybercab launch.
A review of federal data found Waymo and Zoox test drivers suffered more than two dozen injuries in 2024-2025, many caused by hard braking and sudden robotaxi movements.
XPeng unveiled its second-generation VLA model at a physical AI sharing session, enabling cars to recall the past 30 seconds and anticipate scenarios six seconds ahead. The update rolls out in September.
Two Leiphone reports show embodied robots and unmanned delivery vehicles are pushing toward real-world commercialization, with Lingdong General targeting logistics and no-map technology reshaping the industry.
LG Innotek to supply camera modules for Amazon's Zoox robotaxis in a first for the company, Yonhap reports.
Ukraine claims Russia may deploy a secret fleet of autonomous military vessels with long-range strike capabilities, according to a TechRadar report.
London's driverless taxi rollout is unlikely this year due to missing TfL guidance, despite recent licences for Uber and Wayve.
China has submitted a draft road traffic safety law amendment that for the first time dedicates a chapter to autonomous vehicles, assigning liability to manufacturers. In other developments, Tesla's FSD entry into China looks increasingly uncertain, and Alibaba founder Jack Ma has raised his stake in the company.
Gatik raised $200M in Series D to expand its driverless fleet to over 100 trucks by year-end, backed by QIA and Koch.
Waymo plans to launch robotaxi rides in Munich by the end of 2027, its first commercial service in the European Union.
Autonomous short-haul trucking startup Gatik raised $200 million in its largest funding round to date, two months after a PepsiCo deal, according to TechCrunch.
Beijing Off-road's Taitan 700 launched on Aug. 25 with prices starting at 279,800 yuan. It features Huawei's Qiankun ADS 5 and off-road NOA, combining luxury and off-road capability.
A draft revision of China's Road Traffic Safety Law, submitted for initial review, proposes raising e-bike speed limits to 20 km/h and making automakers handle traffic violations during autonomous driving.
Waymo revealed a custom 5nm chip for its robotaxis; Also raised $150M; Serve added Grubhub and expanded DoorDash.
Waymo's self-driving cars are classified as Level 4, not Level 5, because they operate within defined conditions. Reaching Level 5 would require removing all boundaries.
Waymo has responded to NHTSA's investigation into a January crash in which a robotaxi struck a child in Santa Monica, with an initial batch of documents posted Friday.
Sen. Wyden requests a GAO audit of federal hacking tools, while a DOE lab probes Chinese lidar risks in vehicles.
Chinese autonomous delivery firm Inceptio (Jiushi) and commercial vehicle giant Yutong unveiled Z20, an autonomous light truck with 4.2-tonne payload, the industry's largest production model.
Waymo revealed new details about its custom chip for robotaxis, a dual-ASIC system capable of 1,000 trillion calculations per second.
Nevada regulators approved Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to operate commercial robotaxis in Clark County, allowing up to 8,000 vehicles over the next year.
TomTom's chief product officer says the auto industry is moving beyond software-defined to AI-defined vehicles, where machine learning and location intelligence shape driving confidence.
Momenta, XHEART and QNX announced a partnership to build a production-ready autonomous driving platform meeting global safety standards, including ISO 26262 ASIL D certification and Europe's UN R171.