The Israeli navy is moving toward becoming a semi-autonomous force and may eventually become nearly fully autonomous, the IDF said.
It has been reported that the Israeli navy has operated autonomous sea vehicles in recent years, though it is unclear when swarms at sea will be ready to roll out.
Despite those navies' progress, Israel's navy said it is even more advanced in using robots and autonomy.
The navy said this means it will need more ships in the future to secure Israel's maritime national security interests.
At one stage, Israeli soldiers can focus solely on maintenance and safety issues with robots and autonomous systems operating most other systems.
Sep 23, 2026 · via jpost.com
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Sep 23, 2026 · via ft.com
Coral Gables Police is getting hands-on training with Waymo vehicles, learning how to communicate with them, access them and even move them if needed.
The car traveled from Miami Beach to Miami in rainy conditions familiar to South Florida drivers.
Waymo says it has trained more than 40,000 first responders, including personnel from 14 agencies in South Florida.
Twenty-three of those reports occurred in Miami and most involved Waymo vehicles.
As the NBC6 Investigates crew followed behind a Waymo vehicle, the light at an intersection turned yellow.
Sep 23, 2026 · via nbcmiami.com
The session ended without a comprehensive statewide law for this kind of passenger service.
An autonomous vehicle will not stop needing clear rules when it crosses from Minneapolis into St. Paul or a suburb.
Cities should retain a meaningful role in managing curb space, street operations and local emergency response, even if the state sets the central vehicle rules.
The Legislature should use the months ahead to build a statewide law before a public passenger launch makes its choices reactive.
It does have to insist that a passenger service be answerable to the public from its first ride.
Sep 23, 2026 · via minneapolimedia.town.news
The proposed ordinance, called Workers Drive Minneapolis, would regulate autonomous transportation network companies providing fare-paying trips that originate in Minneapolis.
Rideshare drivers tell council: ‘Don’t leave us behind’ Several rideshare drivers who spoke at Tuesday’s public hearing said their work supports their families and allows them to spend money at other Minneapolis businesses.
Researchers found Waymo’s driverless vehicles had a 68% lower police-reportable crash-involvement rate than human drivers in those comparisons.
Blind resident raises a different concern The public hearing also highlighted a complication in the debate over human drivers and autonomous vehicles: accessibility.
Waymo previously told 5 Eyewitness News that it considers the proposed framework a “de facto ban” on autonomous vehicles.
Sep 23, 2026 · via kstp.com
Hyundai presented its autonomous driving development strategy, technology roadmap, and implementation plans at the group’s HMG Autonomous Driving Media Day in Korea earlier this month.
42dot shared development progress for proprietary autonomous driving AI, Atria AI, and outlined the background and plans for its Vision-Language-Action (VLA) technology development initiative.
“This global production footprint provides a foundational advantage for autonomous driving data collection,” the release states.
“While large volumes of driving data are important, autonomous driving AI performance is not determined by data volume alone,” the release states.
Vehicle evaluation findings are fed back into data collection and model development, shortening development cycles and accelerating model refinement.
Sep 23, 2026 · via repairerdrivennews.com
At a public hearing this week, several Minneapolis rideshare drivers told the City Council they’re worried about losing their jobs to driverless taxis.
That would apply to Waymo, a driverless taxi company currently testing out the roads in Minneapolis.
“So I'm worried when I hear about companies like Waymo and Tesla coming into Minneapolis and replacing drivers with autonomous vehicles.”
DFL State Sen. Scott Dibble, who is working to draft statewide legislation on the issue, said he believes the lack of specific autonomous vehicles rules means those vehicles can’t operate.
Authors of the Minneapolis ordinance say those legal questions are another reason to pass clear regulations.
Sep 23, 2026 · via mprnews.org
Gasgoo Munich-LUXEED RX received approval for Level 3 autonomous driving road testing on September 16.
Image Credit: LUXEED The vehicle has completed both simulation and closed-track testing, strictly adhering to standards for "Intelligent Connected Vehicles — Autonomous Driving Functions — Field Test Methods and Requirements" and "Intelligent Connected Vehicles — Autonomous Driving Functions — Simulation Test Methods and Requirements."
The trials spanned seven major scenarios, including traffic signal recognition and response; detection of road infrastructure and obstacles; identification of pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles; monitoring of surrounding vehicle status; automatic emergency avoidance; minimum risk strategy; and dynamic driving task intervention and takeover.
On the technical front, the LUXEED RX is built on a Level 3 autonomous driving architecture.
It employs a stereo fusion perception system and features eight redundancies—covering positioning, communication, power, computing, braking, steering, perception, and interaction—to create a full-chain redundant framework capable of supporting Level 3 self-driving.
Sep 20, 2026 · via autonews.gasgoo.com
This can not only be disconcerting to those hailing one of these new machines, but also for local police and government agencies.
Authorities still aren’t quite sure if the Cybercab meets legal standards, despite the first fleet of 45 already navigating Austin, Texas after a September 4 kickoff.
Instead, the Cybercab uses only cameras and AI to assess surroundings and find its way around.
“NHTSA fully supports the safe development and deployment of automated vehicles,” the organization said in a statement on the matter.
The NHTSA also added that a key aspect of its investigation is how much the certification “depended on determinations that certain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards are inapplicable to the Cybercab,” e.g., the steering, brake and acceleration controls.
Sep 20, 2026 · via moneywise.com
We will now assess how Lucid Group's Bolt backed plan to deploy 25,000 autonomous vehicles could reshape its broader investment narrative.
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The Bolt partnership links directly to Lucid Group’s existing focus on autonomous fleets through the earlier Uber and Nuro arrangement around Lucid Gravity robotaxis.
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Sep 20, 2026 · via simplywall.st
Reuters reporting cited by Engadget and other outlets put Tesla's autonomous fleet registered in Texas at roughly 420 vehicles as of launch week, with 45 of them Cybercabs.
Forbes reported that Cybercab rides operate within the same Austin service area already used by Tesla's Model Y robotaxi fleet.
According to TechCrunch, the form asks businesses to select from several categories: Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing, mobility hubs and infrastructure, event collaboration, or other.
Tesla's own Cybercab support page now invites organizations interested in purchasing a single Cybercab or an entire fleet for commercial purposes to contact the company.
If purpose-built autonomous vehicles reach high utilization with attractive operating economics, the implications extend well beyond the two companies.
Sep 19, 2026 · via marketscale.com
He argued that the value of physical AI must be rooted in the field, refined through continuous iteration in real-world scenarios.
The core team brings over a decade of R&D experience, having contributed to the development of more than 150 types of unmanned vehicles.
Looking ahead, Zelos plans to collaborate with various automakers via a V2X model to build ecosystem vehicles by the end of 2025.
On the technical front, Zelos has constructed a "physical AI brain" comprising three modules: the vehicle-side VIA algorithm, the cloud-side VI model, and Safety AI.
"Let those who understand cars build vehicles, and let those who understand L4 provide the safety net," he said.
Sep 19, 2026 · via autonews.gasgoo.com
Fully autonomous vehicles (AV) may not have drivers behind the wheel, but people are still driving the industry itself.
When you see a Waymo or Zoox robotaxi on the streets of San Francisco, there’s a good chance a Leavey School of Business graduate or student had something to do with getting it there.
She interned at Waymo while she was a student and became a business systems analyst for Zoox shortly after the company was acquired by Amazon.
DeMarco Orella, engineering operations technical specialist at Waymo, handles yet another aspect of the business.
Agrawal says any AV company expanding to new cities must account for cultural differences, nuances of traffic laws and even the climate.
Sep 19, 2026 · via scu.edu
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Sep 19, 2026 · via finance.yahoo.com
The reference architecture combines the computing systems required for autonomous driving with a standardised sensor platform.
At least 25,000 Lucid vehicles are said to be part of a larger initiative by Bolt.
On Bolt’s side, the project is being led by the Bolt Autonomous Driving Solutions unit.
Bolt to operate autonomous Lucid fleet itself Lucid, for its part, is consolidating its work for the cooperation in the newly established Lucid Technologies unit.
Lucid and Bolt have therefore announced that they will work with European regulatory authorities, policymakers, and cities to prepare for commercial operations.
Sep 19, 2026 · via electrive.com
PITTSBURGH — Self-driving Waymo vehicles are now on the roads in Pittsburgh, with trained specialists behind the wheel.
The company says it’s working with the city and state, as this software is being tested.
RELATED COVERAGE >>> Waymo now testing fully autonomously in Pittsburgh with safety technician behind the wheel Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, were a hot topic at this week’s AI Horizons Summit in Pittsburgh.
“We want innovation and investments to happen here in Pittsburgh and all across this country,” said Johnathan Morrison of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“We are now driving fully autonomously in Pittsburgh with a safety driver behind the wheel,” said Euan Guttridge, senior director & head of technical programs at Waymo.
Sep 18, 2026 · via wpxi.com
Lucid Motors is partnering with a European mobility company called Bolt to develop its own robotaxis, and is looking to launch its autonomous ride-hailing services across the Europe within the next decade.
The two companies said they plan to jointly develop this fleet of self-driving cars based on Lucid’s soon-to-launch midsize EV platform.
The vehicles are expected to use NVIDIA’s Hyperion autonomous driving architecture, which combines high-performance computing with a standardized suite of sensors.
Bolt will also be in charge of operating the robotaxi fleets, which includes building the charging and fleet infrastructure and working with cities and regulators.
Lucid says the agreement also gives its newly established Lucid Technologies division more muscle, where the company’s work on artificial intelligence, advanced driver-assistance systems, and autonomous driving technologies all come together.
Sep 18, 2026 · via autoweek.com
The Cybercabs’ sudden appearance contrasts with the extensive approval process Waymo underwent to test its own self-driving cars on city streets earlier last year.
Tesla’s deployment of the odd-looking cars took the city transportation department by surprise.
The Cybercabs’ arrival — at this point in seemingly small numbers — conjures memories of when Uber forced its way into the New York City market more than a decade ago.
The company submitted 10 reports and met with the transportation department more than 20 times.
The city transportation department unveiled an updated vision for Park Avenue that would remove more traffic lanes for cars than previously planned and separate cyclists from pedestrians.
Sep 18, 2026 · via gothamist.com
Following parent Alvest Group’s acquisition of domain technology leader EasyMile, TLD Robotics has begun operations looking to specialise in autonomous ground operations, bringing together autonomous software, industrial vehicle capacity, deployment expertise and customer support in a single, integrated business.
Combining a decade of autonomy expertise with industrial manufacturing capabilities and global support network, TLD Robotics says going forward, it will unify autonomous vehicle technology, deployment and ongoing service.
TLD Robotics believes such experience has shaped not only the company’s technology, but also its understanding of how autonomy is successfully deployed, integrated and supported in live operational environments.
“When TLD and EasyMile began working together in 2017, autonomous GSE was still seen as a future concept,” said Reno.
With its fleet tripling every year, TLD Robotics believes it is now more than a year ahead of previous projections, demonstrating the market’s accelerating shift toward autonomous technology.
Sep 18, 2026 · via computerweekly.com
Virginia does not have autonomous vehicles on the road, at least not yet.
Now, in the 21st century, people are worried about the innovation of autonomous vehicles bringing driverless cars and trucks to the roads.
Delegate David Reid is a Democrat from Loudoun County who has been working with a group of lawmakers to come up with safety standards.
"We were really working on how we were going to define that, because is it safer than the average impaired human driver?
Is it safer than the average human driver under normal operating conditions?
Sep 18, 2026 · via wvtf.org