On August 10, Ford announced it is rolling out a new AI assistant within the apps that Ford and Lincoln brand customers already use. The rollout began earlier in 2026 and is expanding across vehicle lines to 8 million customers.
The assistant provides instant, vehicle-specific answers without requiring customers to e
On August 12, BMW iVentures announced its investment in CodeRabbit’s USD 143 million Series C round, co-led by Atomico and Smash Capital, alongside Datadog, Hirtle Callaghan, SineWave Ventures, and existing investors including CRV and Scale Venture Partners.
BMW iVentures understands code quality as what matters mos
On August 11, HERE Technologies and Ryde Group Ltd, a leading Singapore-based technology platform for mobility and quick commerce, announced a partnership to improve routing accuracy, ETA predictions, and driver dispatch across Ryde's platform. As part of the partnership, Ryde integrated HERE Location Services, inclu
Waymo appears to be preparing for a major expansion of its Ojai purpose-built robotaxi fleet, with more than 500 vehicles recently spotted at a parking lot in Mesa, Arizona. About 100 Ojai vehicles have been operating in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix since May.
Earlier this year, Waymo launched its sixth-ge
On August 10, rFpro added Solectrix’s SXIVE (Simplified eXtensive Image and Video Engine) image-processing technology to its AV elevate platform. It will allow engineers to design, model and optimise the entire camera pipeline in simulation.
The integration will support the tuning of Image Signal Processing (ISP) and
On August 10, PlusAI, a Santa Clara, California-based developer of virtual driver software for autonomous trucks, announced updated commercial readiness metrics for the first half of 2026, highlighting progress toward the commercial deployment of factory-built autonomous trucks targeted for 2027.
Since the January 20
HELLA Ignite GmbH (Ignite by FORVIA HELLA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 51Sim to advance regulatory simulation validation for intelligent driving.
The collaboration will combine Ignite's regulatory decision capabilities, including its Traffic Rules Engine (Ignite.Driving), with 51Sim's simulation pla
On August 6, German engineering company IAV GmbH, the General Works Council, and IG Metall agreed on a new forward-looking collective bargaining agreement. Eight general works council agreements have been finalized. This resolves the key issues surrounding employment, locations, working hours, compensation, and train
On August 5, Mercedes-Benz AG selected Certivity as its new platform for Regulatory Intelligence and Compliance. To date, Mercedes-Benz had relied on an internal in-house solution in this area. Certivity is an AI-based platform for Regulatory Intelligence and Product Compliance.
Certivity embeds Regulatory Intelligen
On August 4, Qorix joined NASSCOM, India’s technology industry association for the IT, engineering, R&D, and business process management sectors. The membership connects Qorix with more than 3,500 member companies, including OEMs, Global Capability Centers (GCCs), and technology leaders building India’s software-defi
On July 31, British Business Bank invested USD 25 million into PhysicsX as part of its Series C financing. The round is led by Temasek and includes an investment from M&G Investments. PhysicsX is building the new simulation software stack for industrial engineering.
Its AI-native platform enables organisations acros
Astemo, Ltd. announced on August 5 that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with TIER IV, Inc. to jointly develop a next-generation development platform centered on an AI development foundation, with the aim of strengthening core technologies for next-generation driver assistance and autonomous dr
On August 5, Transport for London (TfL) granted Private Hire Vehicle licences to several Wayve’s autonomous all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles. Wayve has a partnership with Uber for autonomous rides in London. Built and trained on UK roads, Wayve’s autonomous driving technology has been testing on London’s cha
On July 29, South Korean AI software company StradVision announced that it had signed a contract to supply a front-camera-based AI vision perception solution for Aptiv’s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) programs for commercial vehicles in India. Aptiv is a global Tier 1 automotive supplier. The contract is va
On July 28, 2026, the City of Riverside showcased Ohmio’s autonomous shuttle platooning technology. The autonomous demonstration highlighted Riverside’s progress in creating an ecosystem for clean technology development and manufacturing. Ohmio is developing fully electric, low-speed autonomous shuttles focused on sa
Zhejiang Geely Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co., Ltd (Farizon Auto) announced on July 31 that its Xinghan H had recently completed a real-world multi-truck autonomous platooning test at the Shandong High-speed Intelligent Connected Expressway Test Base (Laiwu section), becoming the first new energy com
General Motors showcased its latest software updates for the user interface on select Cadillac vehicle models. These updates are designed to make the infotainment experience more intuitive, responsive, and easier to navigate. The software update implements the following changes:
The addition of a new sidebar queue wh
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