Waymo is broadening its robotaxi footprint across California, expanding service in the Bay Area and Los Angeles while also winning state regulatory approval to begin driverless operations in Sacramento. The moves push the company's driverless ambitions into a third major California market, layering new territory onto its existing Northern and Southern California operations.
Waymo keeps filling in the blanks on its robotaxi map: the company is rolling into Gilbert and Mesa, Arizona, though it says the West Valley isn't next in line, while in California it has secured regulatory approval to begin driverless rides in Sacramento. Together the moves push the service well beyond its original San Francisco and Los Angeles strongholds into a patchwork of new suburbs and state capitals.
Unitree's G1 humanoid, a four-foot robot piloted by Polish developers, has racked up over a billion views and become an unlikely social-media celebrity. Yet a research note tied to Unitree's IPO cautions that the buzz outpaces the business: the humanoid robot market remains in its early innings despite the company's rapid growth.