On August 10, Greater Cambridge announced that it has secured GBP 3.88 million in grant funding provided by the UK Government to take its self-driving bus program to the next stage. The funding will allow the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) and its partners to build on the success of the Connector program and tes

On August 10, Kognic announced a partnership with Mobilix, a Korean company specializing in autonomous driving and mobility, to enable the construction of autonomous driving and physical AI data flywheels. The partnership will provide Korean customers with physical AI data flywheels, which are used to improve methods

On August 12, Einride and DAF Trucks announced a joint initiative to integrate Einride’s autonomous driving system, Einride Driver, into DAF’s premium vehicle platform. The collaboration is a significant step toward the large-scale commercialization of SAE Level 4 autonomous electric freight transportation.
Under the

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

Zhongtong Bus Holding Co., Ltd (Zhongtong Bus) announced on August 9 that it has recently begun delivering 295 H11E battery-electric buses equipped with advanced safety-focused driver assistance systems to Shenzhen Bus Group Co., Ltd (Shenzhen Bus Group). The vehicles are among the first buses equipped with advanced

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

According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on August 5, during the 16th China Auto Forum held from July 21 to 23, it officially announced the launch of the Joint Council for Autonomous Vehicle Industry Development (the “Joint Council”) and held its inauguration ceremony.
Autonomous driving

According to the information released on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on August 4, the mandatory national standard Safety Requirements for Automated Driving Systems of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (GB 44721—2026) (hereinafter referred to as the Safety Requir

Caocao Mobility announced on August 5 that it had recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dazhong Transportation (Group) Co., Ltd (Dazhong Transportation) to jointly explore a new model for large-scale Robotaxi operations in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region.
Under the agreement, the two part

On August 5, Amazon's Zoox announced it will begin offering paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas.
Beginning August 10, Zoox will offer passengers in Las Vegas pricing similar to the "comfort" tier offered by other ride-hailing companies. The "comfort" tier typically offers newer, roomier vehicles at fares about 20%-40% h

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, AEye, Inc. announced that its flagship Apollo lidar sensor has been validated on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor, the compute platform anchoring the next generation of NVIDIA-native autonomous vehicles.
Apollo is validated with sensor-to-compute interoperability confirmed against NVIDIA DriveOS, placing AEye as a

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 August 5, Moove raised USD 250 million at a USD 2.1 billion valuation in a Series C funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company and co-led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s Growth Fund, and Ion Pacific. Other existing investors also contributed to this round.
The funding will support the expansion of Moove’s autonom

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

According to information disclosed on the official website of the Anhui Provincial People’s Government on July 31, it recently issued the Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of Digital and Intelligent Supply Chains in Anhui Province (2026–2028).
The Plan calls for advancing the digital and intelligent transf

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

On July 31, 2026, Atlas Energy Solutions Inc., an energy solutions provider, announced that it is working with Kodiak AI, Inc., a provider of Physical AI-powered autonomous driving technology, to expand its autonomous truck operations to support oilfield logistics in the Permian Basin. Atlas will expand its driverles