Self-Driving Vehicles

While robotaxis prove their driving ability, scaling the industry globally requires solving the unglamorous challenge of fast, local vehicle servicing.

At Laguna Seca, Unimore Racing won the Indy Autonomous Challenge, marking the IAC’s first autonomous car overtakes on a road course.

Autonomous tractors can help American agriculture, as exemplified in ASI’s collaboration with U.S. Sugar and Everglades Equipment.

An interview with Eric Sivertson of Lattice Semiconductor about FPGAs and how they can improve robot safety and security.

The SPAC transaction values PlusAI, whose self-driving trucking software is already generating revenue, at about $800 million.

August 2026’s top 10 stories included large funding rounds, updates in the humanoid robot industry, and the latest physical AI models. 

Visko says Orbis streams 4K video at 24 frames per second, responds to user intervention, and sustains hour-scale generation without drift.

The EXL and iMerit executives explain how their companies’ combined expertise and platforms will help developers with reliable physical AI.

Carbon Robotics introduced a plant foundation AI model and tractor kit, enabling farmers to customize laser weeding.

Gatik said the funding will help it expand its model built around high-frequency regional routes connecting distribution centers and stores.

As fleets of autonomous vehicles scale, AI and human oversight remain critical for safety, explains Guident’s CEO.

Gravis Robotics has designed autonomy AI and hardware for a wide range of excavators and construction equipment and plans to scale globally.

Agility’s SPAC deal shows there is no one route to a robotics public listing, with SPAC mergers, reverse mergers, and traditional IPOs offering different advantages.

A Stratom-led team won a U.S. Army contract to develop TALUS, an autonomous logistics system for contested environments.

Celona launched Celona Orion, a unified agentic platform merging private 5G, Wi-Fi, cellular, and satellite into one network for physical AI.

Einride is integrating its self-driving software with PACCAR unit DAF Trucks and research at TNO to advance safe autonomous trucking.

Since the start of the year, PlusAI said it has improved the safety validation, operational maturity, and efficiency of SuperDrive.

The funding will support Moove’s expansion of its autonomous fleet ownership and robotics-first depot infrastructure “Nests.”

Amazon subsidiary Zoox unveiled its final production-ready robotaxi design and expanded testing following a subtle redesign to improve rider comfort.

A report looks at how physical AI is increasingly enabling autonomous systems to perceive their environments, make decisions, and act in the real world.

Guident CEO Harald Braun breaks down the new AV mandates in California mandates and how they will affect the driverless industry.

At the U.S. celebrates 250 years of independence and 70 years of its highway system, an expert looks at the future of autonomous transport.