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Travis Kalanick's robotics company Atoms is betting on specialized industrial robots rather than humanoids, with divisions in food, mining, and transport built on the existing CloudKitchens infrastructure. The company's …
Travis Kalanick's industrial automation company Atoms has raised $1.7 billion and is staffing a physical AI empire, with 55 open positions on its Greenhouse board as of Wednesday. The hiring push, announced via X on July…
Tesla will report second-quarter earnings after the closing bell Wednesday, with investors focused on updates about robotaxis, humanoid robots, and a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppa…
Automakers are adapting their electrification technologies to the home energy business, with Ford offering a new setup that allows drivers of certain F-150 models to plug their vehicle directly into their electric meter …
Hybrids accounted for nearly one in four new car registrations in California in the second quarter, surpassing electric vehicles at 17.8%, according to the California New Car Dealers Association. The shift reflects affor…
Santa Monica is using AI-enhanced cameras mounted on city parking enforcement vehicles to catch drivers illegally parked in bike lanes, issuing a $93 fine per violation. The Automated Bike Lane Enforcement Program, power…
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…