Illinois Teamsters Joint Council 25 and the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation have launched a coalition to block SB3392/HB5103, the Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act backed by Waymo and other AV operators.
Glydways closed an oversubscribed $170 million Series C co-led by Suzuki, ACS Group, and Khosla Ventures, with pilot autonomous transit operations set for 2026 in the UAE, NYC, and Atlanta.
Cyngn reports a shift from pilot programs to scaled autonomous vehicle deployments in 2026, tripling DriveMod Tugger bookings and expanding into agriculture.
Atoms, Travis Kalanick's physical AI company, has completed its acquisition of autonomous haulage firm Pronto, forming the Atoms Mining division with active commercial deployments.
Neolix plans to expand its autonomous RoboVan-as-a-Service delivery model to 50 Chinese cities in 2026 while piloting operations in four international markets.
AM General's new autonomous UGV targets Army logistics gaps with a modular, multi-mission platform developed alongside Carnegie Robotics and Textron Systems.
TIER IV and Isuzu will deploy Level 4 autonomous buses on the Isuzu ERGA platform, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and TIER IV's Autoware software stack.
Avride has launched autonomous robot deliveries through Uber Eats in Philadelphia, its fourth U.S. market, with robots operating daily across Center City.
Grubhub and Dexa are launching New Jersey's first drone food delivery pilot from Wonder's Green Brook location, using FAA-certified autonomous aircraft for commercial meal delivery.
Havoc acquires Mavrik and Teleo to unify autonomous sea, air, and land systems under one architecture, expanding its collaborative autonomy platform for defense and commercial markets.
Hoverfly Technologies and Overland AI are expanding their collaboration to pair tethered drone platforms with autonomous ground vehicles for defense and government unmanned operations.
Neolix autonomous vans at IKEA Hefei cut pickup wait times from six hours to two and reduced transport costs by more than 50%, prompting Ingka Group to make the deployment permanent.
Oxa has raised $103 million in a Series D first close, led by the UK National Wealth Fund, to scale its Industrial Mobility Automation platform across global industrial markets.
Coco Robotics launched its Coco 2 autonomous delivery robot, expanding urban logistics from sidewalks to bike lanes and roads using NVIDIA-powered AI navigation.
Avride launched 15 autonomous delivery robots at Salisbury University in partnership with Grubhub, enabling students and staff to order meals from on-campus dining locations.
Neolix surpassed 100 million kilometers in L4 autonomous RoboVan operations, first globally, with 16,000+ vehicles across 15 countries and key permits in China and the Middle East.
Kodiak AI appointed defense veteran Chet Gryczan to lead its military autonomous vehicle expansion, building on active U.S. Army and Marine Corps contracts.
EUROGATE and Embotech launch a second autonomous terminal tractor pilot in Hamburg, testing Level-4 operational performance with automated coupling in mixed-traffic conditions.
Blue Water Autonomy unveiled the Liberty Class, a 190-foot autonomous ship with 10,000-nautical-mile range, built on Damen's proven Axe Bow hull for U.S. Navy deployment.
Kodiak AI secured a U.S. Marine Corps contract to integrate its autonomous Kodiak Driver system into the ROGUE-Fires military ground vehicle for expeditionary operations.