Launch Autonomous freight operator Autonomous freight trucks are operating in Austin, marking a milestone in the commercialization of self-driving commercial vehicles. Driverless freight trucks are now running through Austin · Austin American-Statesman
Launch Oro Mobility · Hertz · Uber Oro Mobility, Hertz's autonomous vehicle partner, has logged over 6 million miles of testing as the Uber robotaxi collaboration nears commercial deployment. Hertz: Oro Mobility Surpasses 6 Million Miles As Uber Robotaxi Partnership Prepares For Launch · Pulse 2.0
Launch Shield AI Shield AI's Hivemind software now coordinates autonomous drone boats as a fleet, extending its autonomous-control platform beyond air vehicles. Shield AI's Hivemind steers autonomous drone boat fleet · Yahoo Tech
Launch DZYNE DZYNE is scaling production of its Grasshopper resupply drone for the U.S. Air Force, moving the autonomous cargo vehicle from prototype to operational deployment. DZYNE to Scale Grasshopper Resupply Drone Development for US Air Force · The Defense Post
Launch MicroVision MicroVision has developed a 3D vision technology designed to enhance drone perception capabilities. MicroVision Gives Drones a New Way to See in 3D · The Defense Post
Launch Skydio Skydio released camera updates to its X10 drone, improving low-light performance, autofocus reliability, and adding click-to-focus capability. X10 Camera Updates Draper Release · Skydio
Funding Avatar Robotics Avatar Robotics raised a seed round to deploy teleoperated robots in industrial settings, betting that remote-controlled machines can fill gaps left by labor shortages. Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints · The Robot Report
Funding Moove Moove, a robotaxi operator, raised $250 million to expand its autonomous vehicle fleet and services. Moove raises $250 million for robotaxi expansion · electrive.com
Opinion Wall Street Wall Street analysts project humanoid robots could become a multitrillion-dollar market, spurring interest in two industrial suppliers positioned to sell components. Wall Street Sees a Multitrillion-Dollar Humanoid Robot Market. These 2 Industrial Stocks Sell the Parts. · Yahoo Finance
Opinion Waymo · Zoox · Tesla · Uber — Phil Koopman, Daniel Lurie, Jonathan Morrison Waymo and other robotaxi companies are expanding rapidly across the U.S. and abroad, even as they discover new safety problems—like construction zones and emergency scenes—faster than they can fix them. Robotaxis are scaling now, fixing problems later · businessinsider.com
Opinion Waymo · Tesla Two American robotaxi operators diverge sharply in scale and safety records, one running 500,000 weekly driverless rides while the other logs crashes despite human safety drivers. While one American company runs half a million driverless rides a week using cameras, lidar and radar together, the other has logged 14 crashes in about 800,000 miles of robotaxi service with a paid human sitting in the front seat · Autonocion.com
Opinion Uber · Tesla · Waymo — Gary Black Investor Gary Black argues that Uber is better positioned than Tesla or Waymo to scale robotaxi services to consumers. Gary Black Says Uber, Not Tesla or Waymo, Has the Best Shot at Bringing Robotaxis to the Masses · Yahoo Finance
Other Waymo A pedestrian was struck by two vehicles in Dallas, one of them a Waymo autonomous car. Pedestrian struck by 2 vehicles, including Waymo · FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth