On August 20, the Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously approved permits allowing Tesla, Waymo, and Uber to operate paid commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, potentially putting up to 8,000 driverless vehicles on Las Vegas roads over the next 12 months.
Tesla received the largest allocation, with permi
On August 25, Gatik, the Santa Clara, California-based leader in autonomous trucking, announced completion of a USD 200 million Series D round as demand accelerates for driverless commercial freight across the U.S.
The Series D round was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT).
On August 25, Waymo announced that it is laying the groundwork for a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Munich, Germany. Waymo aims to open commercial ride-hailing to the public towards the end of 2027. It is engaging with local, state, and federal officials on the regulatory approvals. Waymo will start with hi
On August 22, Tesla sent out notice for what it called a Cybercab Launch Event to be held in Austin, Texas, where Gigafactory Texas is located, on September 3. The image posted saying ‘09.03.26, Austin, TX’, suggesting an invite-only scenario, saying ‘Exclusive Access: Cybercab.’
On August 24, Tesla further sent out
On August 19, Zelostech partnered with Dutch mobility company PuraMobi to introduce RoboVan solutions to the Netherlands, beginning with autonomous logistics pilots in controlled commercial environments.
The first projects will focus on recurring goods movements within closed commercial sites, where routes, operating
According to multiple South Korean media reports, AI software company StradVision has received an additional order from Aptiv’s Indian subsidiary, ASUX Components India Pvt Ltd, for a front-camera-based perception solution for commercial vehicles in India. The order is valued at approximately KRW 3.75 billion.
In Jul
Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) announced that its subsidiary Five AI will develop a new photorealistic simulation technology in Cambridge, UK, to make autonomous vehicle development faster, safer, and less costly.
The project has received funding through the UK Government’s GBP 150 million CAM Pathfinder program, delivere
TIER IV announced on August 20 that it is collaborating with Renesas Electronics to build an open, AI-native computing platform for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The platform will combine TIER IV’s Autoware open-source autonomous driving software and reference AI models with Renesas’ next-generation R-Car Gen 5 a
According to White Rhino Zhida (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd (Rino.ai) on August 19, it recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chongqing Xiaoxiang Zhixing Technology Co., Ltd (Xiaoxiang Zhixing) and Hefei Gotion Jitaimei Battery Technology Co., Ltd (Gotion JTM). The three companies will jointly develo
On August 20, Waymo revealed the compute technology that underpins its Driver autonomous platform, noting that it has built a custom chip that will improve robotaxi performance, while also diversifying chip supply beyond third-party companies including Nvidia Corp.
Waymo's 5nm application-specific integrated circuit
On August 19, Uber Technologies, Inc., Verne, and Pony AI Inc. announced the launch of autonomous rides on the Uber app in Zagreb, marking the first time riders in Europe can book an AV with Uber. At launch, a licensed operator will be on-board monitoring behind the wheel, as part of a phased introduction, before ful
On August 20, Uber Technologies, Inc announced that Baidu, Inc.’s fully driverless Apollo Go vehicles are officially available to riders on the Uber platform in Dubai, with New Horizon Luxury Transport serving as the fleet operator.
Riders in Dubai requesting an UberX or Uber Comfort may be matched with a fully driv
Waymo imported more than 3,200 Zeekr RT minivans, which form the basis for the Ojai driverless vehicles, since 2024, according to a report compiled by Forbes. Over 2,600 vehicles were imported in 2026 alone, according to Bill of Lading data from the Port of Los Angeles.
Despite the 127.5% tariffs for Chinese-built EV
On August 18, Einride announced the planned deployment of 500 Tesla Semi trucks on its fleet intelligence platform, Saga AI. The deployments will be across North America. The addition of the 500 Tesla Semis will triple the size of Einride’s deployed fleet of electric trucks.
The deployments will serve Amazon and oth
On August 14, TIER IV announced that it will advance research and development of a software-defined system-on-chip (SoC) for Level 4 autonomous driving. Through its participation in the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s (JST) Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor Research and Development Program, TIER IV will wor
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