AV Trucking Hits the Courtroom as Kodiak Fleet Grows to 35
Autonomous trucking's commercial and legal timelines collided this week: Kodiak AI reported its strongest quarter yet while the Teamsters filed suit to invalidate the California regulations that could open the state's highways to the very…
DeepSeek Takes $20.8M Stake in Unitree Robotics IPO, Signs Embodied-AI Pact
DeepSeek invested 140.8 million yuan ($20.8 million) in Unitree Robotics' STAR Market IPO, acquiring 933,399 shares representing a 2.31% strategic stake . The allocation is subject to a 36-month lockup . The deal's structure suggests a new…
Teamsters Sue California DMV to Block Autonomous Truck Rules
Teamsters California filed suit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles on August 5, 2026, in Alameda Superior Court, alleging the agency circumvented state law when it adopted regulations permitting driverless heavy-duty trucks…
Pony.ai Enters Autonomous Light Trucks, Leveraging Robotaxi Tech
Pony.ai has completed mass production of its first-generation autonomous light-duty truck and begun intensive road testing within logistics partners' operational scenarios, opening a second commercialization path for the company's urban aut…
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RANKED · 6 THIS DAYLondon Grants Private Hire Licences for Uber Autonomous Vehicle Trial
Transport for London (TfL) has granted private hire vehicle licences to Wayve's self-driving Ford Mustang Mach-E fleet ahead of a supervised autonomous passenger trial operated under Uber's existing private hire operator licence . The vehi…
Hyundai Tests Autonomous Robot Aboard Moving Ship in Maritime First
Hyundai Motor and Kia's mobile robot platform MobED has completed what is described as the world's first autonomous shipboard demonstration, navigating cargo areas aboard a moving vessel in Changwon, South Korea . The trial was conducted a…