Torc Tests Self-Driving Truck Emergency Response With First Responders
Torc conducted targeted testing exercises on July 16, 2026, at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Smart Road closed-course test track to evaluate how its self-driving truck detects, interprets, and responds to emergency situations…
Unitree's $30B Wipeout Tests China's Robotics Volume-Over-Viability Bet
Unitree Robotics' Shanghai debut — a 460% first-day surge followed by a 45% collapse that erased $30 billion in market value — is the sharpest signal yet that China's humanoid-robot sector has reached the point where volume growth and…
XPeng's $6.3B Robotics Valuation Fails to Shield Stock From EV Earnings Miss
XPeng's Q2 2026 results crystallize a tension now embedded in its stock: the market is pricing two companies inside one ticker — a struggling EV operation that missed revenue estimates and guided below consensus, and a robotics venture…
XPeng Targets Driverless Robotaxis by 2027, Bets on Robots Over Cars
At its Q2 earnings call on August 24, XPeng Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng said the company's mass-produced robotaxi, powered by its second-generation VLA model, has completed more than 2,000 internal test rides in Guangzhou and gone through…
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RANKED · 5 THIS DAYAirData Crosses 65M Drone Flights as FAA BVLOS Rule Nears
AirData, the drone operational-assurance platform based in El Dorado Hills, California, has surpassed 65 million tracked drone flights worldwide, covering more than 850,000 drones and 470,000 pilots . The milestone lands as the FAA's final…