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Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab - let's hope it's ready
The company's gold-tinted driverless car is central to Elon Musk's dreams of robo-domination. But what if the software isn't ready? The company's gold-tinted driverless car is central to Elon Musk's dreams of robo-domination. But what if the…
Waymo pioneer Sebastian Thrun is building a new robotics startup
Sebastian Thrun, one of the pioneers of the self-driving industry, is working on a new robotics startup called Dulo. He revealed the new venture at the end of a keynote speech at Actuate, a robotics conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. 'I am not…
Tesla asked Las Vegas for 5,000 robotaxi permits. Sin City gave it 10, capped the speed at 45mph, and banned airport trips
The Strip is one of Nevada's most concentrated gambling corridors. Sin City casinos there brought in roughly $8.8 billion in gaming revenue in 2025—about $24 million a day—and raked in roughly 56% of the state's $15.8 billion in total…
Chinese robotaxi firms see reduced red tape in Europe as deployment picks up
The business environment for Chinese robotaxi operators in Europe has become more open and friendly over the past year, which would help facilitate Chinese firms to commercialise their self-driving technology worldwide, according to Pony AI founder…
Why the best AI strategies combine prediction and reasoning
Over the past two years, I've had hundreds of conversations about AI with regulators, financial institutions, engineers, executives, and skeptics. What keeps coming up is how much confusion there is about AI. Everyone talks about AI as though it's…
Polytechnics step up autonomous mobility training as industry needs evolve
SINGAPORE: Some polytechnics are strengthening their curriculum to prepare students for roles in autonomous mobility, amid a growing demand for cross-disciplinary skills that integrate software, hardware and artificial intelligence. A key area is…
Seoul doubles late-night autonomous taxi fleet in Gangnam
Seoul will more than double the number of late-night autonomous taxis operating in Gangnam District, betting that a larger fleet will shorten waits and make the service easier to access after dark. Starting Thursday at 10 p.m., the city will…
Cadence is a chip stock left behind by the AI boom. Why the CEO says that's a mistake
Cadence President and CEO Anirudh Devgan said AI is a growth driver, not a threat, as increasingly complex chips drive demand for the company's design tools. Devgan sees another major opportunity in “physical AI,” predicting…
Fortune Tech: OpenAI presses pause; China's robot dogs; Apple's EU sacrifices
Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai is planning to expand beyond its home country. The company announced potential overseas robotaxi deployments of more than 4,000 vehicles on Tuesday just as fellow autonomous driving firms fight to…
Einride adds 500 Tesla Semis to North American fleet - TT
Tesla Semi reached its first major customer in 2022. (Einride) Einride will add 500 Tesla Semi trucks to its North American fleet over the next two years, marking the largest deployment of the electric trucks to date. The deal will triple Einride's…
China's Pony.ai plans to deploy more than 4,000 robotaxis abroad
Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai (2026) has a pipeline of planned and potential overseas robotaxi deployments of more than 4,000 vehicles, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to accelerate its expansion beyond China. SCROLL TO…
Tesla 'Robotaxi' rams through bollards weeks after 'impeccable' claim
A Tesla “Robotaxi” running with no safety monitor onboard drove straight through a row of bollards protecting a closed-off lane in Austin, then kept driving. The video surfaced Monday, less than a month after Tesla's head of AI told…
Amazon to expand drone service to nearly 500 cities after targeting 1 million deliveries this year
Amazon is planning to offer drone deliveries in nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns this year. The company has quietly expanded to more metro areas in recent months after receiving a key regulatory greenlight enabling longer-range deliveries. Prime…
Baidu (BIDU) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET Co-Founder and CEO - Robin Li EVP in charge of Baidu Mobile Ecosystem Group, MEG - Julius Rong Luo EVP in charge of Baidu AI Cloud Group, ACG - Dou Shen CFO - Henry Haijian He Director of Investor Relations -…
Breakfast News: Alphabet Goes Shopping for Data
Alphabet (GOOG -0.61%) won a bankruptcy auction for the wreckage of collapsed budget carrier Spirit Aviation Holdings. It's paying $10 million for a trove of business data to feed into its AI models: 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams…
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