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London's robotaxi dream pushed to 2025 as regulators and engineers hit the brakes
Uber and Wayve had licences in hand and a 'later this summer' promise on the table. Now, people waiting for a driverless cab in London will have to wait a lot longer.
Guident: Human Oversight Still Key in Autonomous Vehicle Safety
As robotaxi services expand, Guident emphasizes the need for human oversight to enhance safety and public trust.
The tractors are getting smarter, and farms may depend on it
An aging workforce and shrinking skilled labour pool are pushing AI off the screen and into the cab. Companies like Agtonomy are betting that the most important robots of this decade will look nothing like a human.
Talk to Your Self-Driving Car: Researchers Build a System That Lets You Ask for a Smoother Ride
A team in the Netherlands has wired a chatbot-style AI into an autonomous vehicle's driving software, so passengers can say 'I feel dizzy, slow down' and the car actually listens. It works in simulation. Real roads are a long way off.
Farm robots that can park themselves: Agtonomy's tractors now reverse through tight orchard rows with no driver
A California startup has taught its autonomous tractors to perform multi-point turns in cramped vineyard spaces, and collects over two terabytes of field data per vehicle every hour to keep improving.
Uber and Pony.ai plan 2,000 self-driving taxis across Europe and the Middle East
The ride-hailing giant is doubling down on driverless cars abroad, starting from a small but historic foothold in Croatia.
The Dirty Data Problem That Is Stalling the Next Wave of AI Robots
A new survey of more than 700 AI engineers finds that bad data, not weak algorithms, is the main reason physical AI systems fail before they reach the real world.
The US Army's $15.9 Million Robot Supply Truck Is Built to Reach Soldiers Without Getting Anyone Killed
A Colorado robotics firm just won a contract to build TALUS, an autonomous supply system designed to keep frontline troops fed, fuelled and armed without sending a driver into enemy territory.
Moove raises $250 million to build the charging depots and service hubs that self-driving cars need
The fleet operator hit a $2.1 billion valuation and plans to triple its workforce by year-end, as it bets that owning the physical infrastructure behind autonomous vehicles matters as much as the vehicles themselves.
The Robot That Can Move Is Useless If It Cannot See
A mining robotics company explains why perception, not motion control, is the hardest problem in industrial autonomy, and what happens when machines go blind in a dust cloud.
Zoox reveals its final robotaxi design as it gears up to build 100 vehicles a week
The Amazon-owned self-driving car company has locked in the look and feel of its driverless taxi, with plans to roll it out across six U.S. cities while chasing federal approval.
Elon Musk now spends half his Tesla earnings calls talking about AI and robots
A seven-year analysis of Tesla earnings transcripts shows Musk's words have drifted far from cars, and his executives are struggling to keep up.
AI Is Already Replacing Workers in China. Here Is What That Looks Like on the Ground
From driverless taxis breaking down in Wuhan to factory floors going quiet, Chinese workers are living through something the rest of the world is still debating.