Autonomous Vehicles news and analysis on Web Pulse: 1268 curated articles tracking the latest Autonomous Vehicles developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
Boeing, General Atomics, and Anduril Industries are competing to develop AI-powered fighter drones, with Boeing's Ghost Bat having completed over 100 test flights. The U.S. Air Force plans to select a lead contractor by …
The FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act includes provisions that would deeply integrate US and Israeli military technology and supply chains, expanding cooperation into AI, autonomous systems, and joint production.…
Shield AI and GE Aerospace have completed engine light-off testing for the X-BAT, an AI-piloted strike aircraft designed to take off and land vertically without a runway. The test, conducted at a site in Peebles, Ohio, i…
A developer built a generative simulation benchmarking framework for satellite anomaly response, using a conditional variational autoencoder to create realistic anomalies and test AI-driven recovery actions. The framewor…
Boeing rolled out its flight-ready Ghost Bat combat drone at the Farnborough Airshow, while General Atomics and Anduril Industries unveiled full-scale models of their own AI-powered autonomous aircraft, all competing for…
Tesla is set to report second-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday, with investors eyeing updates on AI initiatives and a possible SpaceX merger. Shares are down 16% year to date after reaching all-time hig…
Volkswagen's China-based automated driving unit CARIZON is deepening its partnership with Horizon Robotics to accelerate Level 3 and Level 4 self-driving technology, targeting initial deliveries of Level 3 capabilities i…
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's secretive drone operation has deployed AI-powered attack drones with over 70% autonomous hit rates in Ukraine, according to a New York Times investigation. The drones use commercial compo…
Researchers at urbanAIthi have developed a preference-conditioned multi-objective reinforcement learning controller for transit signal priority (TSP) that allows runtime tuning of the trade-off between bus delay and over…
The Air Force's VENOM program has flown an F-16 with AI at the controls, with six modified F-16s at Eglin Air Force Base now flying with autonomy software layered atop unchanged core avionics, according to Stars and Stri…
SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday at 5:15 p.m., sending the first commercial spacecraft with robotic servicing capabilities to geosynchronous or…
Tesla has expanded its Bay Area ride-hailing service to include pickups and drop-offs at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), effective July 21, 2026. The service uses Model Y vehicles with Full Self-Driving (Super…
Gritt launched out of stealth on July 21 with $32.4 million in total funding, including a $26 million Series A led by Obvious Ventures, to retrofit construction equipment like skid steers and forklifts with robotic arms …
Tesla reports second-quarter earnings on Wednesday with shares down 15% year-to-date, and Wall Street analysts are pressing for updates on robotaxi deployment and humanoid Optimus robots, which they view as key drivers f…
Tesla began rolling out its 2026 Summer Update, adding Grok voice commands for phone calls, music, climate, and glovebox control; Caraoke scoring; automatic navigation that learns routines; and self-driving stats in the …
Tesla is expected to report a negative free cash flow of roughly $3.3 billion for the second quarter of 2026, its first quarterly cash burn in over two years, driven by massive spending on AI and robotics despite record …
Tesla's Head of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, confirmed that Starlink V5 terminals integrated into Cybercab vehicles are primarily for fleet management and customer service, not passenger entertainment. The connectivity enables T…
Applied Intuition is launching Dana, an agentic platform for developing physical AI applications, as co-founder and CEO Qasar Younis describes the company's mission as intelligence on a billion machines. The company, whi…
Applied Intuition cofounders Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig argue that physical AI companies automating trucks, mines, and farms will ultimately become larger than any digital AI company, as operators in those industries …
Tesla Inc. has spent only $2.5 billion of the $25 billion in capital expenditures it forecast for 2026, raising concerns among investors that the electric-vehicle maker is not spending enough on artificial intelligence a…