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Zoox has paused its Atlanta autonomous vehicle test fleet after safety drivers reported possible exposure to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide or hydrogen sulfide; OSHA opened and later closed an inquiry.
NHTSA is probing comma.ai after five crashes tied to its driver-assist devices; three died and 11 were injured.
Federal regulators are investigating Comma.ai’s aftermarket hands-off driver assistance technology after five reported crashes, two of them fatal and resulting in three deaths. The ODI says some crashes may have involved modified versions of the company’s openpilot software.
The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce released its 2026 private-enterprise rankings on Sept. 22. Didi ranked 31st on the top-500 list and 7th among service enterprises, while its autonomous driving unit won new national and Beijing honors.
Voyah's flagship MPV Dreamer 9 is on sale at 419,900 to 529,900 yuan, with Huawei Qiankun ADS 5, an L3-oriented redundant architecture, three-chamber air suspension, rear-wheel steering and 800V powertrains across the range.
Waymo will let riders as young as 13 use its robotaxis in Nashville, its second teen market, with more cities planned.
TechCrunch-reported OSHA data shows Waymo and Zoox injured dozens of test drivers, renewing robotaxi safety concerns.
GAC Trumpchi, Dongfeng Nissan and Voyah launched or updated three models in China on Sept. 22, 2026, covering a boxy off-road SUV, a mid-size electric sedan and a luxury MPV, with prices from 109,900 yuan to 529,900 yuan.
Aurora operates 20 driverless semis in Texas, plans 200 by year's end, and targets positive free cash flow by 2028.
The Czech Ministry of Transport has granted provisional approval for Tesla's FSD Supervised, making the country the seventh in Europe to allow the driver assistance system on its roads.
A Li Auto i9 assisted-driving demo passed a stop sign without a full stop, exposing the conflict between real-world traffic habits, efficiency goals and China's coming L2 safety rules.
Joby Aviation says a converted Cessna Caravan flew autonomously from California to North Carolina, a 3,199-mile trip it calls the first autonomous cross-country flight in the US.
NHTSA and SAE have launched ASCEND, a government-industry initiative to develop data-driven AV performance standards. May Mobility plans to go public via a SPAC, and Beep, Lucid, Bolt and R3 Lithium announced other AV-related deals.
Joby Aviation said an aircraft using its autonomy stack flew more than 3,100 miles across the United States without a human pilot taking control, a demonstration it ties to defense, freight and medical missions beyond its planned electric air taxi service.
The Vergecast examines the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture and new camera software, the AI safety debate after an Anthropic researcher's exit, and Waymo, Boox and retro cameras in its Lightning Round.
Waymo said it will expand to Singapore, with its first Jaguar I-PACE vehicles arriving in the coming months and rides for the public planned to begin in 2028.
Waymo has resumed paid robotaxi rides in San Antonio, Texas, five months after a flash flood stranded its vehicles and led the company to issue a recall and change its software.
Leapmotor said its second brand will debut in 2027 on the LEAP 5.0 platform, alongside new assisted-driving, plug-in hybrid and battery technologies.
Lucid and Bolt plan 25,000+ robotaxis in Europe; Bolt will own the fleet. No launch date was disclosed.
A Waymo robotaxi detected a firearm during a ride, pulled over and alerted police, who arrested two teenagers after a loaded AR-style ghost gun was allegedly found. The case raises questions about privacy and automated enforcement in autonomous vehicles.
Lucid Motors and Bolt announced a partnership to deploy at least 25,000 autonomous vehicles in Europe using Lucid's upcoming mid-size EV platform. No orders, payment, or deployment timeline have been disclosed.
Jiushi disclosed an industry-first L4 10,000-card compute cluster, nearly 15,000 accelerator cards, backing its APEX multimodal foundation model and city-level physical AI strategy.
Wayve has hired Elisa de Martel, former CFO of Alphabet's Waymo, as its chief financial officer. She joins as the self-driving startup prepares to deploy assisted and fully automated driving systems for robotaxis and passenger vehicles.
May Mobility plans to go public via a SPAC merger that could raise over $300 million at a $1.4 billion valuation.