Automotive

Zoox is opening its purpose-built robotaxis to the public for the first time with its deployment on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Voysys platform-agnostic video streaming and data connectivity will strengthen Serve’s technology stack and enhance reliability at scale.

Universal Robots’ latest cobot, the UR8 Long, has the reach of the UR20 but with less mass and advanced motion control.

Zoox aims to produce up to 10,000 custom-made robotaxis a year at its new serial production facility in Hayward, Calif.

UBTECH and Infini Capital plan to jointly establish regional headquarters, an R&D center, and a superfactory in the Middle East.

Nuro has reached a valuation of $6 billion with investments from Uber and NVIDIA as it commercializes the Nuro Driver.

Kodiak is integrating NXP technology into its Kodiak Actuation Control Engine, which manages vehicle actuation.

Ati Motors’ Saurabh Chandra, InOrbit’s Florian Pestoni, and ABB Robotics’ Vaithy Kandasamy discussed where the AMR market is headed.

North American robot orders increased year over year in the first half of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.

Lyft plans to deploy Baidu Apollo Go’s RT6 robotaxis in Germany and the U.K. starting next year, pending regulatory approvals.

DiffuseDrive says its physical AI system can build photorealistic data based on existing domain knowledge to speed physical AI performance.

Swarm robotics using generative AI could transform manufacturing, starting with aerospace, writes the CEO of the World Business Academy.

J.P. Morgan found that long-term investment trends for robotics, semiconductors, aerospace, and defense are positive.

Apera AI has raised funding from BDC and others, updated its 4D Vision controller software, and continued its expansion.

With this Series E funding, Swift Navigation said it will drive adoption in and beyond ADAS, autonomy, robotics, and precision logistics.

PoliMove MSU won the Indy Autonomous Challenge at Laguna Seca, showcasing AI advancements in self-driving racecar technology on a challenging road course.

Adverse weather isn’t just an edge case, but it’s also a core challenge for AV developers, according to Digital Divide Data.

Waymo currently operates fully autonomous robotaxi services in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin.

Loomia created its tactile sensing developer kit after surveying 100 engineers as part of the NSF I-Corps program.

The Japanese automotive industry installed about 11% more industrial robots last year in comparison with 2023, as it restructures for alternative powertrains, reported the IFR.

Industrial robot demand and output will continue to rise in Asia-Pacific, but Europe is lagging, noted Interact Analysis.

MOTOR Ai is scaling its Level 4 autonomous driving software to be deployed in German public transport this year.