Waymo Builds Custom Silicon While Betting on Chinese EVs
Waymo revealed the architecture of its custom 5-nanometer ASIC chip this week in a blog post while simultaneously opening its Zeekr-built Ojai robotaxi to all riders in three U.S. cities . The parallel timing reveals a company reshaping…
AeroVironment Plants a Drone Factory Inside NATO's Southern Flank
AeroVironment announced a joint-venture manufacturing facility in Greece — AV Eagle, with Athens-based Eyeonix SA — that is expected to produce unmanned aerial systems, loitering munitions, and counter-drone platforms by 2028 . The move…
Saildrone Fires First Missiles from Unmanned Vessel at RIMPAC 2026
Saildrone and Lockheed Martin launched two Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles from a Surveyor-class unmanned surface vessel during the U.S. Navy's RIMPAC 2026 exercise off Hawaii — the first missile launch ever conducted from a Saildrone…
Amazon Plans Sixfold Prime Air Expansion to Nearly 500 U.S. Cities by Year-End
Amazon announced on August 19 plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold increase from its current footprint . The company currently offers aerial deliveries in…
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RANKED · 8 THIS DAYNHTSA Publishes Sealed Waymo Documents From Robotaxi-Child Collision Probe
Waymo has completed its submission of documents to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in connection with a January collision between one of its robotaxis and a nine-year-old girl near a school in Santa Monica…
DJI Announces Winners of Enterprise Drone Onboard AI Challenge 2026
DJI announced the winners of its DJI Enterprise Drone Onboard AI Challenge 2026, a global competition focused on advancing onboard artificial intelligence for enterprise drones . The challenge was designed to push AI capabilities beyond…
Xiaomi Unveils New Humanoid Robot After Four Months of Auto-Factory Training
Xiaomi debuted its new-generation humanoid robot on August 19 at the 2026 World Robot Conference, following four months of production-line training inside one of the company's auto factories . The prototype, continuing the Tieda product…
Waymo Opens Ojai Robotaxi Rides to All Users Across Three U.S. Cities
Waymo announced on August 19 that rides in its next-generation Ojai robotaxi are now open to all users in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix . The rollout marks the first broad public deployment of a vehicle built on a…