On November 10, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) announced 29 commercial deployment agreements for autonomous mobility technologies on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Autonomous Summit, held as part of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Autonomous Week (ADAW). The 29 commercial agreements span critical sectors, from e-commerce, fo

On November 11, Baidu, Inc. announced that its autonomous ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, and AutoGo, a leading UAE-based autonomous mobility company, expanded their partnership aimed at scaling the fleet to hundreds of autonomous vehicles in Abu Dhabi.
 The partners also secured one of Abu Dhabi's first fully drive

Beijing Horizon Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Horizon Robotics) announced that CARIZON, a joint venture established with CARIAD (a VW Group subsidiary), will be responsible for the in-house design and development of a System-on-Chip (SoC) in China for VW Group’s advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving s

Tesla’s fully autonomous Cybercab made its first appearance in the Asia-Pacific region at the 2025 China International Import Expo (CIIE), held from November 5-10 in Shanghai.
A marketing official from Tesla China said that many visitors had been eager to learn about its autonomous driving technology and posed “numer

On November 10. Grab Holdings Limited announced that it had signed definitive agreements to invest in Vay Technology GmbH, a leading provider of automotive-grade remote driving technology, for USD 60 million in cash. The investment is subject to regulatory approval. It is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 20

On November 10, CaoCao Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) at DRIFTx 2025.
The partnership will explore the deployment of autonomous taxi (Robotaxi) services and promote green, intelligent mobility solutions in Abu Dhabi. 
Under the MoU, CaoCao and ADIO will col

On November 6 during Tesla’s Annual Shareholder Meeting, the company confirmed five specific U.S. cities where it will launch Robotaxi next.
After launching in Austin, Texas, in late June and San Francisco Bay Area of California a few weeks later, Tesla has been attempting to expand its Robotaxi service to new states

On November 6, Autoware Foundation announced that BD Solutions has joined the Autoware Foundation as a premium member. Through this partnership, ABD Solutions aims to connect Autoware’s open ecosystem with new industrial domains.
ABD Solutions plans to position Autoware as its core autonomy software stack, providing

On November 5, XPeng released the VLA (Vision-Language-Action) 2.0 large model, its first mass-produced physical world large model, at the 2025 XPeng AI Day. It predicts future decision-making scenarios based on an understanding of the physical world and can be applied to automobiles, Robotaxis, robots, and flying ca

On November 5, XPeng announced the 2026 launch of three Robotaxi models and their trial operations, as well as the rollout of the new Robo intelligent driving solution.
The XPeng Robotaxi, China’s first full-stack, in-house developed production Robotaxi model, is designed for Level 4 intelligent driving. It is equipp

On November 6, Pony.ai was listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) under the stock code 2026.
For the HKEX listing, Pony.ai globally issued approximately 48.25 million offer shares, with estimated net proceeds of HKD 7.7 billion. This makes the listing the largest-scale IPO (initial public offer

On November 6, WeRide was listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) under the stock code 0800.HK, becoming the world’s first autonomous driving company to be listed on both the U.S. and Hong Kong stock markets.
For the HKEX listing, WeRide globally issued 88.25 million offer shares, including 17.6

Kodiak AI, Inc. (Kodiak), a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, has expanded its partnership with ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) to purchase 100 steering systems with redundant components for Kodiak Driver-equipped driverless trucks. Kodiak began integrating these systems into its driverless tru

On November 6, Infineon Technologies AG announced that it is leading a research project called Mannheim-CeCaS (Central Car Server) with its partners. The project was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR), with EUR 88.2 million. The demonstrator was successfully presented

On November 6, Karsan announced the debut of its 100% electric and Level 4 autonomous e-JEST in the United States.
The Karsan Autonomous e-Jest features a 135-kW motor, an 88-kWh battery providing up to 210 km of range, and fast-charging capability in under 90 minutes. It is equipped with 23 sensors, including LiDAR

On November 6, Foretellix and Parallel Domain announced a strategic partnership to deliver a powerful new simulation solution for autonomous vehicle (AV) development. The joint offering combines scenario-based testing with photorealistic sensor simulation (camera, radar, lidar) within digital twins generated from dri

On November 5, Pony.ai announced the launch of commercial 7th-generation (Gen-7) Robotaxi operations based on BAIC Arcfox’s Alpha T5 Robotaxi and GAC Aion’s 2nd-generation Aion V Robotaxi in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
The Pony.ai Gen-7 Robotaxi is designed with a new body painting, where the combination of an

On November 5, WeRide announced that its one-stage end-to-end ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) solution, jointly developed with Bosch, has officially achieved SOP (Start of Production). WeRide started production in just seven months.
WePilot 3.0 builds on WeRide's breakthroughs in one-stage end-to-end large m

On October 31, a pilot innovative application project on the first 7th-generation Level 4 Robotaxis under the strategic cooperation between Pony.ai and Shenzhen Xihu Corp., Ltd. (SZ Xihu) was launched in Shenzhen, marking the official implementation of Pony.ai’s “asset-light + AI-empowered” commercial model.
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