May Mobility has appointed Balajee Kannan as Senior Vice-President of Autonomy Core Engineering, effective 29 June 2026, as the autonomous vehicle (AV) company advances towards global commercial deployment. Kannan joins from Motional, where he led level 4 AV development, with over 25 years in robotics. Kannan will oversee autonomy performance, perception, behaviour, mapping and localisation. Working alongside Jacob Crossman, Senior Vice-President of Autonomy Engineering, he brings prior experience from Argo AI, Amazon and GE. May Mobility has completed 550,000 commercial rides and 1.1 million autonomous miles in the US and Japan. The appointment builds on recent executive additions including Thomas Fennimore as Chief Financial Officer. In a statement, Balajee Kannan said: “I’ve spent more than 25 years in robotics and autonomy, and believe this industry is now at a critical inflection point where breakthrough technology is meeting real-world scale. May Mobility stands out for its bold vision and passionate individuals dedicated to the mission, and I’m excited to help shape the next generation of autonomous systems alongside this team.” Dr Edwin Olson, Chief Executive of May Mobility, added: “Balajee is one of the most accomplished autonomy leaders in the industry, with a proven track record of turning breakthrough technologies into reliable, deployed systems. His technical expertise and leadership will be instrumental in preparing our autonomy system to scale to new markets globally.” Source: May Mobility
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Despite a 9% gain in the benchmark S&P 500 so far in 2026, Tesla (TSLA +6.69%) stock has moved in the opposite direction, posting a 12% loss (as of market close on Thursday, July 2). The company is coming off two straight years of declining electric vehicle (EV) sales, so investors are understandably cautious. But on July 2, Tesla reported its EV deliveries for the second quarter of 2026 (ended June 30), blowing away Wall Street's expectations. They also grew for the second consecutive quarter, which suggests this critical part of Tesla's business might finally be recovering. That said, Tesla stock is trading at a sky-high valuation, which makes it a very tough investment despite recent improvements in its EV sales. Here's why it probably isn't a good buy right now. Tesla's EV sales appear to be recovering Tesla delivered 1.79 million EVs in 2024, which was a 1% decline from the previous year. Sales fell at an even faster pace of 9% in 2025, with deliveries coming in at just 1.63 million. EV sales still account for over 70% of Tesla's revenue, so the declines put a real dent in the company's earnings, which plummeted by 47% last year alone. Fortunately, the electric vehicle business seems to be recovering. Tesla delivered 358,023 cars during the first quarter of 2026, which was up 6% from the year-ago period. And on July 2, the company announced 480,126 deliveries for the second quarter, which was up 25%. It also topped Wall Street's average forecast of around 406,000 deliveries by a very wide margin. NASDAQ: TSLA Key Data Points Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have sparked a surge in gas prices since February, likely benefiting Tesla's sales during the second quarter as more consumers made the switch to an EV. However, gas
Jul 7, 2026 · via fool.com
Stalled Waymo cars involved in July 4 gridlock, company confirms An hours-long traffic jam in San Francisco on Saturday July 4 was partly the result of stalled Waymo vehicles, the autonomous car company has confirmed. Alleged videos of the gridlock surfaced on X, where drivers posted angrily about Waymo cars that wouldn't move. A Waymo spokesperson confirmed to Mashable that the city's 4th of July celebration at the Golden Gate Bridge led to traffic disruptions, a high volume of travelers, and unexpected road closures nearby. You May Also Like While some of the autonomous vehicles remained operational, others ran out of charge while idling and were towed as a result. "Our priority is keeping San Francisco moving safely, especially during major city celebrations," the Waymo spokesperson said in a statement. "Our team is always evaluating ways to strengthen Waymo's resilience in major traffic disruptions." This isn't the first time that stalled Waymo cars have caused traffic jams in the city by the Bay. Last December, a power outage gave San Francisco Waymo vehicles trouble at intersections without functioning stoplights, and the company had to temporarily suspend its service. Ironically, two days before the 4th of July gridlock, Waymo posted a video on X about the simplicity of hailing one of its cars. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. "Because after a night out, getting home should be the easiest part," the video's caption reads. Topics Self-Driving Cars Social Good Rebecca Ruiz is a Senior Reporter at Mashable. She frequently covers mental health, digital culture, and technology. Her areas of expertise include suicide prevention, screen use and mental health, parenting, youth well-being, and meditation and mindfulness. Rebecca's experience prior to Mashable includes working as a staff writer, reporter, and editor at NBC News Digital
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Passengers in a Waymo vehicle were terrified as the car drove into lit fireworks in the middle of a San Francisco street during Independence Day celebrations over the weekend. Video footage of the incident shows a group of passengers who were shocked as the driverless car seemingly approaches lit fireworks in the middle of a street as the explosives are about to launch. As the car gets closer, someone on the street appears to warn the vehicle to stop by waving their hand. DELTA FLIGHT STRUCK BY FIREWORKS WHILE LANDING IN CHICAGO ON FOURTH OF JULY, FAA INVESTIGATES "No, no, no, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go," one of the passengers is heard saying off-camera. The autonomous vehicle then passes over the colorful flames and sparks. "Our Waymo just drove into a firework," a passenger says in the clip. ZOOX ROBOTAXI REDESIGN BRINGS BIG RIDER UPGRADES "Are we on fire, dude?" a fellow passenger asks. A Waymo spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the company "is committed to keeping our riders safe and earning the trust of the communities where we operate." "We take situations like this seriously and are committed to evaluating and learning from these events," the statement continued. BROOKLYN BRIDGE CATCHES FIRE AMID NYC FIREWORKS DISPLAY AS TRUMP HAILS IT IN DC SPEECH No injuries were reported to either the passengers or the vehicle, and the company reached out to the riders after their trip. The possession of fireworks, even "Safe and Sane" explosives, is illegal in San Francisco, the city's fire department said. One woman was killed and two other adults and a child were injured Saturday in a separate fireworks explosion, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Elsewhere in San Francisco, some Waymo vehicles were towed when their batteries died after vehicles became stuck in traffic
Jul 7, 2026 · via foxnews.com
Since Henry Ford first proposed his Model T, Americans have fallen in love with the automobile. From the moment the car first appeared, it represented freedom and allowed ordinary people to explore places far beyond their immediate location. But as exciting as these machines were, they were also very complicated and potentially dangerous. And this led regulators to create stringent rules to ensure that the operator of any vehicle was always in control. That assumption shaped not only the overall design of the car and its steering wheel, pedals, dashboard, warning lights, and seat, but even the legal language that defined the vehicle's purpose. Now, in 2026, one of the clearest examples of that human-centered rulebook is in focus. The NHTSA may be about to target a specific regulation that covers the light vehicle braking rule, proposing that the human foot no longer has to be a crucial part of this picture. The Brake Pedal Was Never Just A Brake Pedal | 2026 Tesla Cybercab Specifications | | |---|---| | Motor | Single AC three-phase permanent-magnet motor | | Transmission | Single-speed automatic | | Drivetrain | Front-wheel drive | | Power | 219 hp | | Torque | Not disclosed | For generations, people have implicitly understood that if they're sitting behind the car's brake pedal when the vehicle is in motion, they're fully responsible for safety and control. That assumption has been in place since the early days of Henry Ford and his fellow trailblazers. Various regulations existed over time until, in 1995, the NHTSA finalized Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 135 and codified more formal language. This was a time when anti-lock brakes, hydraulic systems, and other technologies were becoming increasingly important, and the new rules (with some additions in 1997) covered not only cars but
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'Are we on fire, dude?' When a Waymo ran over a firework Waymo passengers in San Francisco got the ride of their life over the July 4th weekend — when their car ran over a lit firework. The riders appear to have filmed the incident from the back seat as they approached an intersection with people lighting illegal fireworks. The autonomous vehicle then drove into the hazard. Passenger Rose Peterson told local affiliate ABC7 the incident was terrifying. You May Also Like "The more me and my fiancé were talking about it, something really bad could have happened to us, something bad could have happened to the people around us," Peterson said. "It was a very scary situation." The video caught one of the passengers uttering the remark: "Are we on fire, dude?" This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. A Waymo spokesperson told Mashable there were no injuries or vehicle damage. The company has also contacted the rider about their well-being. "We're committed to keeping our riders safe and earning the trust of the communities where we operate," the spokesperson said in a statement. "We take situations like this seriously and are committed to evaluating and learning from these events." Elsewhere in San Francisco on July 4, Waymo cars stalled when they lost power amidst heavy traffic congestion. Drivers reported being trapped in an hours-long traffic jam as they waited for the autonomous vehicles to be towed. Topics Self-Driving Cars Social Good Rebecca Ruiz is a Senior Reporter at Mashable. She frequently covers mental health, digital culture, and technology. Her areas of expertise include suicide prevention, screen use and mental health, parenting, youth well-being, and meditation and mindfulness. Rebecca's experience prior to Mashable includes working as a staff writer, reporter, and editor at
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Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis? In Beijing's Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight. Robotaxis weave through traffic alongside ordinary cars, while autonomous delivery vans glide along the inside lane as they carry packages to collection points. The district has become one of China's testing grounds for autonomous driving, with companies including Baidu, WeRide and Pony.ai operating commercial robotaxi services within designated areas. Booking a ride requires little more than opening an app. Within minutes, a robotaxi pulls up with nobody behind the wheel. After confirming the journey on a touchscreen, the vehicle merges into Beijing's dense traffic, navigating buses, cyclists, scooters and pedestrians with little hesitation. The technology is still evolving. But a bigger question now looms: can Chinese companies turn robotaxis into another sector they dominate globally, as they have with electric vehicles (EVs)? Riding China's EV boom China's autonomous driving companies already have a powerful advantage - the industrial ecosystem that helped turn the country into the world's largest EV market. Unlike Tesla, which designs much of its technology in-house, China's self-driving industry is built around a network of companies. Established carmakers including BYD, Chery, Geely, and SAIC build the cars, while specialist firms develop the software. Autonomous vehicles rely on many of the same batteries, sensors, chips and onboard computers as electric cars. Because those supply chains already exist at enormous scale, companies can develop technology faster and at a lower cost. "What you see is a pace of innovation and adaptation in the Chinese EV industry that I don't think is matched anywhere else around the world," says Kyle Chan, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution. "China's EV capacity doesn't just stop there. It actually spills over into other related industries through something that I call these overlapping
Jul 6, 2026 · via bbc.com
4th Of July Gridlock Causes Self-Driving Cars To Die While Stuck In Traffic
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July 6, 2026
Several Waymo vehicles were left stranded on San Francisco streets after their batteries drained amid heavy traffic during Fourth of July celebrations. As reported by NBC News, videos showed at least a dozen stationary Waymo vehicles, many of them Jaguar I-PACE models, lined up following a city-sponsored fireworks display from the Golden Gate Bridge.
The congestion, caused by a high volume of travelers and unplanned road closures, led to some vehicles running out of power and needing to be towed. A Waymo spokesperson noted that the company is evaluating ways to improve resilience during major traffic disruptions. The San Francisco Standard reported that Waymo's roadside assistance team worked to clear the vehicles, coordinating with local authorities and emergency services.
One incident involved a Waymo vehicle catching fire after driving over fireworks, though no injuries were reported. The event reignited debates about the readiness of San Francisco's streets for driverless cars during major events. Mayor Daniel Lurie, who supports autonomous vehicles, acknowledged the traffic issues and stated that the city will discuss improvements with stakeholders to ensure smoother experiences in the future.
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- United States - / - Semiconductors - / - NasdaqGS:AMD AMD (AMD) Enters Autonomous Driving Through Turing Inc. Partnership - AMD (NasdaqGS:AMD) has partnered with self-driving technology startup Turing Inc. to expand into the autonomous vehicle sector. - Turing Inc. is adopting AMD's AI accelerators in its autonomous vehicle systems. - AMD Ventures has invested in Turing Inc., marking AMD's first significant commercial entry into the autonomous driving market. For AMD, the move into autonomous vehicles through Turing Inc. adds a new use case alongside its existing data center and gaming lines. Investors watching the growth of AI hardware now have another end market to track, one that is closer to the edge of the network and inside vehicles rather than in centralized facilities. As this partnership develops, attention may focus on how AMD's AI accelerators perform in real world driving environments and how widely Turing Inc. deploys them. The outcome could help shape expectations for AMD's role in other edge AI applications that rely on similar compute architectures. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Advanced Micro Devices by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Advanced Micro Devices. 2 things going right for Advanced Micro Devices that this headline doesn't cover. Quick Assessment - ❌ Price vs Analyst Target: AMD trades at US$517.82 versus a consensus target of US$512.27, around 1% above analyst expectations. - ❌ Simply Wall St Valuation: Shares are described as trading about 28.1% above estimated fair value, which points to an overvalued status. - ✅ Recent Momentum: The stock is up 11.0% over the last 30 days, showing firm short term momentum into this Turing Inc. announcement. There's only one way to know the right time to buy, sell or hold Advanced
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Autonomous vehicles will turn commuting from a driving task into a passenger experience. At higher automation levels, the system handles the driving while people ride, although fully universal Level 5 vehicles are not yet available for consumer purchase. This shift matters because the average commute is often “lost time.” When riders no longer need to watch traffic, steer, brake, park, or stay alert every second, the car becomes a private media room, work pod, gaming space, or relaxation cabin. Entertainment Will Move From Phones to the Whole Cabin Entertainment in autonomous vehicles will not be limited to a phone screen. Future cabins can use large displays, spatial audio, voice control, mood lighting, connected apps, and personalized profiles to create a living-room-style experience on the road. Passengers may stream movies, follow live sports, listen to immersive music, join video calls, read, shop, or play games. McKinsey has already noted that time once spent driving could become time for video calls, films, work, or relaxation. Online Slots Could Become Part of Mobile Passenger Entertainment Online slots could fit into this new commute economy because they are already designed for short, mobile-friendly sessions. A passenger in a self-driving ride could play casual casino-style games during a 20-minute trip, provided local laws allow it and responsible gambling tools are in place. For example, Booming Games slots are promoted as video slot content made for casino operators and mobile access, while Wildz Casino lists slot, jackpot, live casino, and table game categories in its online gaming library. Cars Will Become Personalized Digital Spaces Autonomous vehicles will know more about passenger preferences than traditional cars. A rider could enter the vehicle and instantly continue a podcast, resume a series, open a cloud game, adjust the seat, lower the lights, and choose quiet mode. Shared robotaxis may
Jul 6, 2026 · via theweeklydriver.com
After EV Batteries, China Wants To Dominate Car Brains Too Several Chinese carmakers are developing their own smart-driving chips, aiming to cut costs, move faster, and rely less on third parties. - Chinese EV makers are designing their own smart-driving chips to cut costs and rely less on suppliers. - BYD, NIO, XPeng, and Li Auto want more control over the hardware behind driver assistance. - In-house chip design could make Chinese EVs cheaper, smarter, and faster to develop. The first part of China’s electric car rise was about batteries, an industry it now dominates. Cheaper, better batteries made at an enormous scale helped turn companies like BYD from regional players into global juggernauts with their eyes on legacy automakers. Now, Chinese carmakers are looking at the next expensive EV part: the chips that power advanced driver-assistance systems and increasingly automated driving features. Gasgoo says 2026 looks set to be a major year for Chinese automakers developing their own smart driving chips. BYD, NIO, XPeng, and Li Auto all have in-house chip design projects in progress because advanced driver-assistance hardware is becoming increasingly important—and too expensive—to leave entirely to suppliers. The industry shift is bigger than propulsion. Cars are increasingly becoming software-defined machines, and in China specifically, advanced driver-assistance features are quickly trickling down from expensive flagship models into much cheaper mainstream EVs. That puts pressure on carmakers to make the hardware cheaper, more efficient, and more closely tied to their own software. The most advanced cars available in China are rolling sensor platforms, running cameras, radar, lidar in some cases, driver-monitoring systems, and increasingly ambitious assisted-driving software. The chip that processes all of that is becoming increasingly important, and automakers want more flexibility, independence, and savings by no longer outsourcing this technology. BYD is the cleanest example of how
Jul 6, 2026 · via insideevs.com
LOXO secures DXC investment to scale its autonomous logistics technology 6 July 2026 LOXO, a Bern-based start-up developing a Level 4 autonomous driving solution for commercial vehicles, has entered a strategic partnership with US technology group DXC Technology, which includes an investment, to industrialize autonomous logistics. LOXO has entered a strategic partnership with DXC Technology that includes an investment by the US group, following successful trials of its autonomous driving solution for commercial vehicles. The two companies will combine LOXO’s technology with DXC’s engineering and systems-integration capabilities to industrialize autonomous logistics. LOXO has developed the LOXO Digital Driver, a vehicle-agnostic Level 4 autonomous driving solution for commercial vehicles, meaning the system can operate without a human driver within defined conditions. The technology has been validated through deployments on public roads across Europe and is designed to support scalable logistics use cases. DXC Technology is a US-listed enterprise technology and consulting company with around 115,000 employees, including nearly 50,000 engineers and consultants across 70 countries, and reported revenue of USD 12.87 billion for its 2025 fiscal year. Through the partnership, the two companies aim to pair LOXO’s Level 4 autonomy platform with DXC’s systems integration and global enterprise delivery experience. The collaboration is intended to create a repeatable model for deploying autonomous solutions at scale, helping logistics operators address rising costs, driver shortages and growing operational complexity while shortening time to market.
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Last updated: March 31, 2026 Why Your Next Car Won’t Drive Itself – But Your Taxi Might The self-driving future has begun, just not in the way many expected. While private cars are evolving slowly but surely with relevant safety gains expected on our streets by 2035, autonomous fleets are already scaling in cities from Hamburg to San Francisco to Shenzhen, reshaping the global race for mobility. In San Francisco, one in four ride-hail trips is now completed without a human driver. In Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Pony.ai's robotaxis averaged 26 rides per vehicle per day during the Chinese New Year holiday — double the rate typically achieved by a human taxi driver. In Hamburg, a fleet of 280 highly automated vehicles carries hundreds of thousands of passengers every month across a 270 km² service area. The autonomous revolution has arrived, but it is appearing in the vehicles you summon on an app. Autonomous Mobility: Proof of Concept Achieved Autonomous mobility — vehicles that can drive themselves without human involvement — has cleared its proof-of-concept phase. The harder contest, scaling that technology in a way that is safe, trusted and genuinely useful, is only just beginning. It seems now that the car you will drive in 2035 will be less of a revolution than an advanced evolution of the one you have today. According to the World Economic Forum, it will be safer, more connected and more assisted — but still recognizably a car built around a human driver. The Forum projects that only 4% of new personal vehicles sold in 2035 will have Level 4 capabilities, the threshold at which a car can drive independently within a defined domain. That is a clear recalibration from the more optimistic forecasts of the previous decade, when some industry voices, like Elon Musk
Jul 6, 2026 · via allianz.com
Gasgoo Munich- On July 2, the 2026 Shanghai International Low-Carbon Smart Mobility Exhibition opened its doors at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. M-Hero took center stage at the Dongfeng Motor booth, showcasing its flagship 917 alongside the all-new M817—a "luxury intelligent off-road SUV"—to illustrate a new path of green, low-carbon, and smart innovation in the off-road sector. Image credit: M-Hero The highlight of the display, the new M817, is an all-scenario luxury intelligent off-road SUV designed for the mass market. Officially launched on June 27, the lineup features five configurations—Mate, Mate+, Max, Max+, and Ultra—with an official guide price ranging from 299,900 to 399,900 yuan. It is equipped with a 62.5 kWh CATL off-road flagship "Xiaoyao" extended-range battery and a 2.0T hybrid-specific engine. The vehicle offers a CLTC pure electric range of 301 km and a comprehensive range of 1,450 km, enabling low-carbon daily commutes and long-distance travel without range anxiety. Fuel consumption at low battery levels is as low as 6.99 L/100 km. Leveraging an 800V high-voltage platform and 6C supercharging, charging from 30% to 80% takes less than 10 minutes. On the intelligent front, the new M817 integrates five Huawei solutions: Qiankun Autonomous Driving System, HarmonyOS Cockpit, Qiankun Vehicle Cloud, Qiankun Vehicle Control, and Whale Fin Communication. In terms of autonomous driving, the M817 is the first off-roader to launch with the new-generation Huawei Qiankun ADS 5, featuring multiple evolutionary upgrades. Meanwhile, the M-Hero 917—as China's first luxury electric off-roader—deeply integrates military off-road genes with smart EV technology. It achieves a dual-power layout with both pure electric and extended-range options, balancing high-performance off-roading with low-carbon environmental travel. It is priced between 637,700 and 739,000 yuan. The model simultaneously features the M-Hero Off-Road Architecture (MORA), M-Hero MEGA POWER, and the M-Hero All-Terrain System (M ATS), boasting
Jul 6, 2026 · via autonews.gasgoo.com
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At Messe Stuttgart, the 2026 Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo (6/23-25) brought together OEMs, suppliers, and regulators for three days of tech showcases, talks, and debate. The consensus across the sessions GlobalData attended seemed to be that the technology is close to r....
At Messe Stuttgart, the 2026 Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo (6/23-25) brought together OEMs, suppliers, and regulators for three days of tech showcases, talks, and debate. The consensus across the sessions GlobalData attended seemed to be that the technology is close to r....
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Autonomous vehicle laws kill Car accidents kill 100 Americans every day. But now an amazing solution is available: self-driving cars. Robotaxis like Google-owned Waymo, for example. Passengers who try them, like them. Wherever robotaxis are allowed, ridership increases fast. Two years ago, there were 50,000 trips per week – today 500,000. “The car did a better job than if somebody was driving!” says a passenger in my new video. Waymo claims its cars are “10 times safer” than human-driven ones. I wouldn’t believe that if insurance companies, with their own money at stake, didn’t agree. Reinsurance News reports Waymo’s had an “88% reduction in property damage claims and a 92% reduction in bodily injury claims.” “We have the data,” says Adam Thierer, author of “Permissionless Innovation.” “94% of all accidents are attributable to human error … We can address one of the leading killers of Americans!” Unfortunately, some politicians say you shouldn’t be allowed to try robotaxis. New York state senator Luis Sepulveda wants a law that says motor vehicles for hire “shall not be … operated by an automated driving system without a human driver … seated behind the steering wheel and engaged in the task of driving.” He says the state must protect immigrant taxi and Uber drivers who live in his district. “I cannot support something that is going to almost overnight lead to loss of jobs of over 100,000 people.” “Even if he isn’t needed?” I ask. “Even if he’s worse than the machine?” “I don’t think that having an individual in a vehicle would be worse than a machine,” says Sepulveda. “That’s just wrong,” says Thierer. “Humans get drunk, drowsy, distracted. Say what you want about robots, they don’t get drunk.” Sepulveda responds: “Waymo is going to make billions of dollars – let them pay
Jul 6, 2026 · via minotdailynews.com
Several Waymo vehicles had to be towed away after the company said their batteries died while they were stuck in heavy San Francisco traffic amid Fourth of July celebrations. Video verified by NBC News showed at least a dozen stationary Waymo vehicles, many of them Jaguar I-PACE models, lined up on a street following a city- and county-sponsored fireworks display from the Golden Gate Bridge. Another video showed more vehicles at a standstill at an intersection filled with people. One of the vehicles was on a flatbed truck. The company noted that there was heavy traffic in the area following fireworks celebrations. “Major traffic disruptions, a high volume of travelers, and unplanned road closures contributed to unexpected congestion,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson said Waymo’s roadside assistance team worked to clear the vehicles, adding that the company is “evaluating ways to strengthen Waymo’s resilience in major traffic disruptions.” Rose Peterson told NBC Bay Area she was in a Waymo ride leaving the area when the car kept driving while someone lit fireworks on the street. “We were pulling up to a four-way stop and this guy was shooting off a firework in the middle of the road, and then our Waymo starts driving, and we’re like, ‘Wait, what’s happening?’” she said, adding that no one in the car was hurt. Dave Guingona told the station he spent nearly two hours in standstill traffic until a number of Waymo vehicles were cleared from a roadway. “We realized people were getting out of their cars, yelling and screaming at these Waymos because there were no drivers,” he said. A Waymo vehicle caught fire after it drove over fireworks someone had set off, according to the company, which said no injuries were reported. In December, Waymo briefly paused service
Jul 6, 2026 · via nbcnews.com
Turing Completes $174MM Series A Round, $79MM raised in the extension round Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2026 – Turing, a leader in end-to-end (E2E) autonomous driving, has raised $79MM in its Series A extension round—comprising $43MM in equity from AMD Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, MUFG Bank, SUPERMICRO, and other investors, together with a $36MM loan facility with MUFG Bank. Combined with the $95MM first close announced in November 2025, this brings the total raised in Turing’s Series A round to $174MM. Turing is a startup on a mission to make fully autonomous driving a reality. Using camera feeds as input, the company is building an end-to-end (E2E) autonomous driving system that handles perception, decision-making, and vehicle control within a single unified model. Turing is also developing a physical foundation model that interprets its surroundings—pedestrians, road signs, traffic signals, and road conditions—in natural language, allowing the system to respond flexibly to complex driving situations. By owning the entire stack—from model development to vehicle integration—Turing aims to bring fully autonomous driving into the real world, where vehicles perform driving tasks in place of human drivers across a wide range of real-world conditions. The funds will be used to expand the company’s computing infrastructure, build out its commercial operations for real-world deployment, and hire the talent needed to accelerate these efforts. Turing will continue to strengthen both its R&D and commercial operations as it works to bring fully autonomous driving developed in Japan into the real world. Investors and Financial Institutions Participating in This Round | Equity Financing | AMD Ventures, BIPROGY Inc., DataDirect Networks, Inc., GMO Internet, Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Super Micro Computer, Inc., TOKYO ELECTRON DEVICE LIMITED | | Loan Agreement | MUFG Bank, Ltd. | ※ Listed in alphabetical order Comment from Turing CEO Issei Yamamoto Fully autonomous
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