Self-Driving Vehicles

While FORT has traditionally worked with technology in industrial environments, Mapless AI brings experience in more unstructured settings. 

NVIDIA has released open-source physical AI agent skills and tools, as well as an Isaac GR00T humanoid reference robot.

Havoc claims that defense technology is entering a new era where national security priorities are demanding unified, all-domain autonomy.

Ouster says its Rev8 OS sensors are the first to have native color and include the OS1 Max with double the range and resolution of Rev7.

The California DMV has paved the way for autonomous trucks in the state with expanded safety and oversight requirements for all autonomous vehicles.

Glydways plans to build networks of autonomous vehicle expressways that move people at 10 times the throughput of today’s technology.

Crewline automates construction rollers with retrofit kits, tackling labor shortages with a $7.1M seed round and $26M waitlist.

Amazon-owned Zoox is expanding its purpose-built robotaxi service to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, and Miami, marking a national rollout.

Nebius has integrated the NVIDIA Physical AI Data Factory Blueprint into its global-scale AI infrastructure.

Oxa has developed configurable self-driving software that it says can be deployed on more than 20 vehicle types.

With Dallas and Phoenix, Zoox is now operating test fleets across 10 markets, including the San Francisco Bay Area and Las Vegas.

The upgraded driver can handle night driving and construction zone handling, PlusAI said, which are crucial for commercial freight operations. 

A remote human error led a Waymo robotaxi to illegally pass an Austin school bus, sparking a federal investigation.

Andrew Singletary and Amir Sharif discuss the evolution of the 3Laws technology from academic research to practical applications.

MobED, a mobile robot from Hyundai, is just one of the systems from leading Korean and global companies that will be at AW 2026.

Wayve says its Series D funding, plus capital from Uber, will support commercial trials of supervised autonomy in 2026 and consumer vehicles in 2027.

Editors Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre recap the latest robotics news and their recent trip to the Manifest supply chain trade show in Las Vegas.

The Robot Report Podcast’s guests this week are Mario Mauerer from maxon motor and David Koelle of Charles River Analytics.

Bedrock Robotics has raised money to scale autonomous construction fleets, tackling labor shortages with operator-less machines.

Overland AI is already working closely with formations across the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and SOCOM to provide autonomous ground systems.

The podcast guest this week is Kevin Damoa, founder and CEO of Glid Technologies.

Waymo plans to continue its expansion across locations, citing statistics showing that self-driving cars are safer than human drivers.