Transportation

IDTechEx released a report that provides outlooks for the next twenty years in the autonomous driving market.

A&K’s autonomous pods are all-electric and offer a new way for people to navigate through airports, museums, and other large venues.

SB 915 would have allowed California municipalities to restrict and tax AV companies, similar to how taxi companies are regulated in the state. 

Robotics Australia Group has been working to elevate Australia’s position in global robotics through collaboration and a national strategy.

Beep discusses its pilot of Miki shuttles with Sustainability Partners and the Honolulu DoT at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

May Mobility’s pilot will run six days per week, and operate across 68 stops in 11 square miles of downtown Detroit. There will be human safety operators inside each vehicle.

Software update corrects an error in the software that “assigns a low damage score” to telephone poles and updates the company’s map.

Vogt said that the company has already raised $150 million but didn’t give many details on plans for service robots.

While most autonomous vehicles work by extensively mapping out the areas they drive in, Wayve uses deep learning techniques to allow its cars to drive anywhere.

March 2024 robotics funding was buoyed by significant investment into software and drone suppliers.

Zoox is expanding its area of robotaxi operations in Las Vegas as it prepares to launch a public service later this year.

Autonomous helicopters made by startup Rotor Technologies take the human out of risky commercial missions.

GM-backed Cruise will see its budget cut by $1 billion and one of Motional’s two leading backers will no longer fund the company.

Self-driving vehicle developers say different approaches to AI are safer than human drivers, but critics are skeptical after accidents.

Tesla released a video showing the improving capabilities of its Optimus humanoid robot, but it faces safety scrutiny over Autopilot.

With new overtime regulations for truck drivers in Japan, the country could face labor shortages that robots can help address, said the IFR.

Inceptio CEO Julia Ma explained how he believes the advent of autonomous trucking will usher in a new business model for transporting freight.

Starting this week, Gatik’s autonomous trucks will operate on predetermined short-haul routes to move products from plant to storage facilities. 

evoBOT, a uniquely shaped autonomous mobile robot, completed its first test run at the Munich Airport. 

Cruise said its robotaxi that rear-ended a bus in San Francisco made an error predicting the movement of the bus.

The funding includes debt financing and equity contributions to help Einride continue to scale its technology.

The Indy Autonomous Challenge racing is live at the Texas Motor Speedway on November 11, 2022, or catch the action online with a live simulcast.