Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo is starting manual driving in its newest cities this week. The company did not specify a timeline for commercial robotaxi launch.

Ubicept says its new toolkit uses SPAD sensors for low-light imaging and reduced motion blur in videos.

Forterra said this latest funding round follows a year of deployments with the U.S. military, partnerships, and the acquisition of goTenna.

Kristian Kassow, co-founder of Universal Robots and managing director of Kassow Robots, discusses cobot innovations in the podcast.

Waymo plans to more than double the number of cities it will operate a commercial robotaxi service in next year.

Bedrock Robotics automates large excavators for construction earthmoving, freeing skilled human operators for complex tasks.

Encord said its EBIND model, based on the E-MM1 dataset, is scalable and resource-light, allowing for the use of multiple data sources.

Zoox is accepting its first public riders in San Francisco through its Explorer program, which gives riders early access.

Waymo said it has entered a new phase of commercial scale, doubling the number of cities it operates in without a human specialist in the car.

Teradar claimed its terahertz chip technology is superior to lidar and radar for all-weather vision for autonomous vehicles.

Exwayz raised funding for its 3D SLAM navigation software for autonomous systems and has partnered with Embotech and Cyvl.ai.

Fareed Aljawhari shares his journey from creative director to robotics CEO, focusing on smart cities with Micropolis.

The second A2RL autonomous racing event in the United Arab Emirates is challenging university teams’ AI drivers.

Waymo also expanded its service area in the San Francisco Bay Area. Take a look at the new robotaxi map.

Foxglove co-founder and CEO Adrian Macneil compares today’s robotics infrastructure landscape to the early days of cloud computing.

For robotics, from surgical systems to robotaxis, to be integrated into daily life, they need reliable connectivity, writes a Cisco columnist.

Physical world AI, or autonomous machines’ situational awareness, is improving thanks to data and cloud-edge systems, writes Wherobots’ CEO.

Avride has partnered with Grubhub to bring robotic deliveries beyond college campuses, helping to address traffic and safety concerns.

Waymo also gave a look at how it has fortified its autonomous driver for operations winter weather conditions.

NVIDIA said it can support Uber in scaling its global autonomous fleet to 100,000 vehicles over time, starting in 2027.

International Motors is bringing trucks, PlusAI the self-driving software, and NVIDIA the processing for long-haul freight.

Check out the latest ag robotics from FIRA 2025, and hear about a new incubator called The Reservoir, with founder Danny Bernstein.