On January 7, Mobileye announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mentee Robotics, an AI-first humanoid robotics company, in a move that expands Mobileye’s focus from autonomous driving into broader Physical AI. The USD 900 million deal (cash plus stock), expected to close in Q1 2026, brings together Mobileye’s glob

On January 6, Valens Semiconductor announced a new design win for its VA7000 MIPI A-PHY-compliant chipsets, which will be integrated into the ADAS systems of a premium global automotive OEM serving the Chinese market.
The announcement brings Valens to four A-PHY design wins globally. The carmaker will integrate the V

On January 6, Innoviz Technologies Ltd. announced the first fully colored long-range LiDAR with an integrated camera in its InnovizThree LiDAR. The compact sensor-fusion module combines LiDAR and RGB sensing in a single unit.
InnovizThree is 60% smaller than InnovizTwo and includes RGB capabilities in its compact de

On January 5, Valens Semiconductor and Sakae Riken Kogyo Co., Ltd announced the automotive market's first production-ready MIPI A-PHY-enabled e-mirror. It integrates the Valens VA7000 chipset. At CES 2026, Valens will display the Sakae Riken A-PHY e-mirror. 
Leveraging an A-PHY camera from Japanese vendor Nippon Chem

On January 5, Arbe Robotics Ltd. announced that it is combining its radar technology with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing to enable AI-based perception for hands-off and eyes-off driving. The company will showcase its automotive-grade radar system at CES 2026.
The automotive-grade radar offers high detection detail, g

On January 5 in Las Vegas, Mobileye announced that a U.S.-based OEM has chosen the Mobileye EyeQ 6H to power future advanced driver assistance systems with hands-free driving on select highways across millions of vehicles worldwide. Surround ADAS brings the latest advancements in AI, a suite of multiple cameras and m

On December 29, Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. announced that it was invited by Audi AG to participate in the Audi startup event “Minds and Makers”, organized by its partnering team. Foresight was selected to demonstrate its terrain intelligence solution. The solution provides real-time 3D analysis of various ter

On December 29, Arbe Robotics Ltd. announced that a China-based state-owned automaker has selected Hirain Technologies together with Arbe’s Ultra HD Radar for its Level 4 autonomous vehicle program.
Hirain’s LRR610 radar, powered by Arbe’s chipset, was chosen for the automaker’s Level 4 program. The vehicles are sch

On December 29, REE Automotive Ltd., an automotive technology company that develops software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology solutions, announced a strategic non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Cascadia Motion, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BorgWarner Inc. The MOU outlines cooperation across manufacturi

On December 23, Imagry announced a strategic partnership with eVersum, a specialist in high-tech engineering and manufacturing of electric buses. They will integrate Imagry’s field-proven AI-based autonomous driving technology into M3-category right- and left-hand drive (RHD/LHD) electric buses. The fully integrated

On December 24, Lidwave, in a social media post, announced that it will present Odem, the world’s first 4D LiDAR-on-a-chip, at CES 2026. Odem delivers a new level of performance and reliability by integrating the complete optical head on a single silicon photonics chip and enabling true 4D perception with velocity pe

On December 22, Beamr Imaging Ltd. announced benchmark testing results validating that its patented Content-Adaptive Bitrate (CABR) technology delivers up to 50% storage reduction for autonomous vehicle (AV) video data with a comprehensive technical demonstration of machine learning (ML) model accuracy.
The benchmark

On December 23, Imagry announced that it will launch a pilot to evaluate the operational feasibility of Imagry’s bus autonomous system in Japan, in partnership with Toyota Tsusho Corporation. Once successful, this fully integrated bus platform will be offered by Imagry to public transportation operators (PTO) and mun

On December 23, Innoviz Technologies Ltd. launched the InnovizThree LiDAR. InnovizThree was designed with slimmer dimensions and lower power consumption. InnovizThree will be demonstrated live for the first time at CES 2026. It has a superior long-distance accuracy and perception, with detection ranges extending beyo

On December 17, Innoviz Technologies Ltd. announced its participation in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, taking place from January 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Innoviz will present live demonstrations of its LiDAR technology including the new InnovizThree LiDAR, as well as the InnovizTwo LiDAR platform and In

Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd. (Mobileye) has developed a dual high dynamic range (HDR) image capture technology for use with select sensor suppliers and intended for vehicle integration.
The solution is designed to improve the balance of exposure time, motion, light, and distance, enhancing imaging quality and ef

Ruter, the public transport agency of Oslo, and Holo, an autonomous vehicle (AV) operator, have collaborated with MOIA, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, to deploy the ID. Buzz AD equipped with the Mobileye Drive self-driving system. Operations are planned to start in spring 2026.
This step follows two years of testi

On December 9, Foretellix, Israel, announced its partnership with Voxel51, US, to create a joint solution that turns real-world driving logs into detailed 3D scenes and neural reconstructions for training, testing, and validating autonomous vehicles (AVs).
Foretellix’s Physical AI toolchain recreates real drives and

On December 10, VisIC Technologies Ltd. announced the successful second closing of its Round B funding, securing USD 26 million. The round was led by a global semiconductor leader, with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia joining as strategic investors. The lead investor's focus on advancing critical semiconductor technolo

On December 2, Gauzy announced that it had secured a total of USD 12 million in new cash funding through privately negotiated transactions with existing investors and stakeholders. The funding round was led by Chutzpah Holdings and Orion Infrastructure Capital (OIC), to support the operational objectives of the compa