Turing selected for METI and NEDO autonomous driving program Turing, Inc. (Turing, Ota Ward, Tokyo), a developer of autonomous driving systems, announced that it has been selected for the “Post-5G Information and Communication System Infrastructure Strengthening R&D Program / Robot Foundation Model Research and Development (GENIAC),” a program promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the New Energy and Industrial Tec...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/18

Neolix opens world’s first automated charging, operations hub for autonomous vehicles with TELD in Qingdao On May 9, Neolix opened Tide-Island No. 1, the world’s first automated charging and operations hub for autonomous vehicles, with TELD in Qingdao, Shandong. Tide-Island, a one-stop automated facility tailored for autonomous vehicles, combines a stereo garage, an automated parking robot, and 100 automated charging robots to support fully a...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/15

ve freedom of functions and scenarios. The “133” plan is as follows. 1 vision: Create a world-leading commercial vehicle autonomous driving platform with two technological pillars, namely, by-wire chassis with redundant architectures, plus intelligent electronic and electrical architectures. 3 Robot platforms: Cover all trunk logistics, urban delivery, and urban passenger transportation scenarios with the RoboTruck, RoboVAN, and RoboBUS plat...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/11

Durr, Germany, presents new generation of robots to paint car bodies On May 5, Durr introduced a new generation of robots to paint car bodies. The EcoRP4 features an asymmetric architecture that improves the applicator's access to the body, enabling it to reliably reach even hard-to-access interior areas. Its reduced number of components also lowers maintenance requirements and operational costs, especially benefiting OEMs with high production vo...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/05

signed as the company’s right-hand-drive hub, the development will feature a vehicle plant with an initial annual capacity of 100,000 units, expandable to 300,000 units, alongside R&D, logistics, innovation, administrative, and accommodation facilities. The site will also support Chery’s AiMOGA robotics initiative through robot assembly operations. (From an article of Paul Tan on April 28, 2026 and Chery Malaysia release)...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/30

t-hand-drive (RHD) version of its V27 model at the show, marking a push into Southeast Asian and Oceanian markets. The brand will hold an International Business Summit alongside the Auto Show to outline its European market strategy, introduce customized models, and unveil its next-generation AIMOGA robot. iCAUR's approach aims to blend off-road capability with urban comfort, addressing what it sees as a gap between traditional off-road vehicles a...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/27

tomotive Systems Co., Ltd., signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the integration of intelligent manufacturing and embodied intelligence (EI) with Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. (Galbot) for large-scale industrial application. The two companies will combine Galbot’s proprietary large EI model and robot body with Yanfeng Automotive’s expertise in manufacturing systems, quality control, and global deployment to boost the autonomous decision-mak...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/25

r technical and engineer expertises in the creative process.  Currently, Woven City is home to approximately 100 residents. As inventors spearheading the future of mobility, four more companies and organizations have joined the community, including Joby Aviation, Inc., which develops eVTOL, and AI Robot Association (AIRoA). This brings the total number of inventors to 24. Based on Toyota press release...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/24

t of DELIVAN and its electric-first concepts, signaling a step-change in European commercial mobility. DELIVAN has a focused concept line-up that defines the brand’s direction, including the DELIVAN intelligent mobility show vehicle, alongside Chery Commercial Vehicle’s ‘micro-cargo’ and ‘robot-cargo’ concepts. The DELIVAN intelligent mobility show vehicle is designed for high-frequency, short-distance urban logistics, supporting last...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/21

-scale operations in 2027. This will be the first cross-industrial scheme to recover and recycle of rare-earth magnets in Japan. Daikin Industries will collect used business-grade air-conditioning compressors, and Tokyo Eco Recycle and Hitachi will disassemble them by using AI image recognition and robot technologies. The magnets will be demagnetized to remove their magnetic properties and extract the rare earth magnets. (From an article in the N...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/17

s deployed the Siemens Inspekto Visual Inspection system at its Skovde engine production plant through its Aurobay Technologies division. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), it automates quality checks at the engine inspection station. Engines are delivered to an AI inspection station, where a robot scans for defects and stores images for traceability. The system is compatible with plastic, metal, and combinations of hard materials, covering...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/15

Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai welcomes robot production possibilities In a media briefing on April 14, Tesla China president Allan Wang Hao said that the Shanghai Gigafactory could provide a “golden key” to the mass production of humanoid robots, though he did not specify how the operation will support the company's robotic business. “Like other Tesla factories, Giga Shanghai can shoulder important responsibilities in manufacturing all new pro...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/15

Faraday Future announces FX Aegis Quadruped robot ready for U.S. market On April 2, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. announced that its FX Aegis quadruped robot has passed all of the required compliance certification required by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Authorization and Certification Division for formal sales in the U.S. Faraday Future’s other two humanoid EAI robots, FF Futurist and FF Master, have previously pa...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/09

Changan Auto establishes intelligent robot company On March 31, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Auto) established Changan Tianshu Intelligent Robot (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of CNY 450 million. Positioned as the carrier for Changan Auto’s robot industry strategy, the new company will leverage intelligent humanoid robot technology for development of multiple robot industry segments to build innovative produ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

erformance upgrades. Tesla currently has approximately 295 new Model S units and 301 new Model X units left in global inventory, with nearly all in the U.S. Musk announced on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call in January the plan to end production of the two EVs to make room for Optimus humanoid robot production in Fremont. The Model S, launching in June 2012, and Model X that followed in 2015, accounted for over 610,000 deliveries during thei...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

SAIC Motor deploys EI humanoid robot on mass production line On March 27, SAIC Motor deployed the Nengzai No. 1, its first embodied intelligence (EI) humanoid robot employee, on the battery mass production line for Buick’s Electra E7 SUV for key operations such as cell picking and loading. For both SAIC Motor and China’s automotive industry, this marks the first case where a humanoid robot is truly applied to a mass production line. Developed...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

Faraday Future notes robotics launch ahead of Q4, 2025 financial results On March 29, Faraday Future executives highlighted that March is FF EAI Robotics' first delivery month, and has so far signed sales contracts for 22 units, including both humanoid and bionic robots. The company expects to complete Aegis’ FCC certification in the next week, which it sees as a solid foundation toward its 200-unit delivery target for the first delivery quarte...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

idosha Shimbun and other media. Under its “technology-open” strategy, the company intends to address all aspects for powertrains from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). Schaeffler also plans to strengthen by-wire technology for autonomous driving, and humanoid robot systems that utilize in-vehicle technologies. It was also announced that the company is ready to release water electrolysis stacks, which produc...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/24

GlobalData blog: How is Tesla’s pivot to robotics and AI likely to affect it going forward? Tesla has announced plans to wind down production of its Model S and Model X flagship models, with no successor programs confirmed, while retooling sections of its Fremont factory to support early production of its Optimus Gen 3 humanoid robot later this year.  The move marks the clearest signal yet that Tesla intends to diversify beyond its core vehicl...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/23

ogy summit, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about the progress of AI, mass production timing of Optimus 3, and other topics.Musk said that Tesla is in the final stages of completing Optimus 3. “We’re in the final stages of completion of Optimus 3, which is really going to be by far the most advanced robot in the world. Nothing’s even close,” Musk said. Musk said that production of Optimus 3 could begin this summer on a newly designed robot pro...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/20