Autonomous trucks are already operating in the USA and a study indicates that up to 70% of the demand for truck drivers could be reduced with automation. In 2025, the transition of autonomous trucks from experimental testing to real operations reached a concrete milestone in the United States. On May 1, 2025, Aurora Innovation announced the start of its commercial autonomous trucking service in Texas, with regular driverless deliveries between Dallas and Houston, in one of the country’s most relevant freight corridors. In the state, this advancement found a regulatory environment already favorable to automation since 2017 and reinforced by a new specific authorization for the commercial operation of automated vehicles approved in 2025. These vehicles operate with a combination of cameras, radars, lidar, and artificial intelligence, capable of interpreting the surrounding environment, detecting obstacles, tracking other vehicles, and making real-time decisions during long-distance road trips. In Aurora’s case, the company claims that its system is designed specifically for predictable heavy freight routes on highways, where automation finds more suitable conditions to scale gradually. The central point is that technology has moved from being just a promise to operating in real scenarios, albeit in a limited and carefully defined manner. However, this does not mean that the total replacement of human truck drivers has occurred throughout the industry: even with the advancement of fully driverless trips on some of Aurora’s routes, the industry’s own ecosystem still operates with restricted operational domains, remote assistance, and gradual deployment models, which shows that full autonomy on a large scale is still under construction. - São Paulo surprises the world with flying cars featuring 8 electric propellers, a range of 100 km, and capacity for 4 passengers after their first flight; the project includes vertiports, strategic urban routes, and integration with airports. - China