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Gatik, the autonomous middle-mile freight company founded by Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, and Apeksha Kumavat, raised $200 million in a Series D round led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, w…
Ukraine has unveiled a new jet-powered drone interceptor designed to counter Russian drones, according to a report from The Register. The native design aims to provide a cost-effective defense against aerial threats, wit…
Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary will open an 80,000-square-foot vehicle cleaning and maintenance depot in Nashville in October to service Waymo robotaxis, employing about 70 full-time workers, about half of whom formerly dro…
Waymo and Zoox, owned by Google and Amazon respectively, are advancing driverless taxi services, creating new advertising opportunities inside vehicles, though consumer distrust of Big Tech remains a key obstacle. Crocs …
CleanTechnica contributor David Waterworth is trading in his seven-year-old Tesla Model 3 for a Tesla Model Y, citing the aging driver's difficulty entering the lower car rather than battery degradation or maintenance co…
Researchers at TU Delft have developed a system that uses Large Language Models (LLMs), specifically GPT-4o-mini, to translate natural language passenger requests into adjustments for a model predictive-path integral con…
David Ball, a retired civil engineer, has owned a Genesis GV70 Electrified for nearly four years and reports high satisfaction, citing its conventional dashboard, physical buttons, and the 5-year free concierge service a…
Physical AI embedded in heavy equipment, not humanoid robots, is the next big AI play, according to an article on The Robot Report. The piece argues that autonomy in agriculture and construction is critical for survival …
BMW began pre-sales for its China-exclusive long-wheelbase Neue Klasse iX3 electric SUV at the 2026 Chengdu Motor Show, with three variants priced from 269,900 yuan ($40,150) to 339,900 yuan ($50,565), aiming to reverse …
Tesla's Robotaxi service in Texas is drawing complaints from its own fans and ambassadors, including a 66-minute estimate for a 2.3-mile trip and a drop-off 3 miles from the destination. Reggie Overton, a self-described …
On August 23, 2026, the Responsible Fintech Institute convened a cross-regional pilot consortium to test post-quantum cryptography in institutional digital asset workflows on NEAR Protocol's quantum-resistant testnet, us…
Archer Aviation unveiled its 11th planned vertiport at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 24, partnering with AEG Worldwide to establish the district's first vertiport as part of its largest U.S. network ahead of …
A McKinsey and Company analysis for the Shell Foundation projects that electric two-wheelers will account for more than 80 percent of all electric vehicle sales across key Sub-Saharan markets through 2040, requiring $3.5…
A Russian drone strike on a gas station in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killed three civilians in July 2026, including 19-year-old student Tetiana Bubynets, in what investigators say is the first confirmed autonomous lethal AI…
Three Ukrainian civilians were killed in a Russian drone strike at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia, marking the first documented case of AI-guided drones causing civilian deaths, according to the New York Times. The drone,…
A Russian Molniya attack drone equipped with an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module killed three civilians at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia on July 6, 2026, according to Ukrainian air defense commanders and forensic teams…
Xiaomi unveiled three TSMC-fabbed Xring chips, including the 3nm O3 flagship phone SoC, the 6nm O100 NPU for on-device MiMo LLM, and the 3nm D100 for autonomous driving, aiming to reduce reliance on Qualcomm and MediaTek…
Walnut Creek city leadership signaled support for electrifying its fleet and expanding public EV charging, with a draft Electric Vehicle Strategic Plan projecting $5.6 to $6.7 million in additional costs over 14 years to…
A drone guided solely by artificial intelligence killed three Ukrainians in eastern Ukraine, according to a New York Times report, marking a significant escalation in the use of autonomous weapons in the Russia-Ukraine c…
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon, approved measures to expand pilot projects for locally developed autonomous driving AI from Gwangju…