From l-R - Johan Lindhal, Scania; Ulf Persson SEEBURGER; Stuart Clarke, Ford; Richard Logan, Automotive Logistics Leaders from Ford, Scania, Aston Martin and DP World at ALSC UK 2026 conference shared how extended reality, agentic AI and holistic supply chain thinking are driving real operational gains and why people and culture remain the defining constraints. The conversation around artificial intelligence in automotive logistics has shifted from whether to engage with it to how fast, how deep, and how do you take people with you in a span of one year. At the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain UK conference in June 2026, during panel discussion with experts from Ford, Scania, SEEBURGER and Aston Martin, a unanimous argument emerged that technology is not the constraint, but data foundations, organisational culture and human capability are. Designing before building Stuart Clarke, manager, material flow and packaging engineering at Ford asked a question that the industry has struggled to answer: how do you make logistics legible to people who didn't design it? Ford's answer has been extended reality - XR technology that converts flat 2D plant layouts into fully immersive 3D environments, allowing engineers, operators and senior stakeholders to walk through a warehouse or production line before a single physical change is made. The gains are significant and Ford has estimated that it can take 10% out of base logistics costs at the concept stage alone, with further reductions in rework, travel and iteration costs as the system matures. "If your data integrity is wrong, it doesn't matter what you model or how you do it, your output is going to be wrong," Clarke said. Stuart Clarke, manager, material flow and packaging engineering at Ford A misdirected kit area, a mistake Clarke said has previously cost €20,000 to €30,000 ($22,731 to $32,731) to fix,
Jun 25, 2026 · via automotivelogistics.media
TL;DR The DOT proposed removing brake pedal requirements for vehicles built exclusively for autonomous driving, a boost for Tesla’s Cybercab and Zoox. The proposed rule would remove FMVSS mandates for hand- or foot-operated brake controls in vehicles designed exclusively for automated driving systems, benefiting Tesla's Cybercab and Amazon's Zoox while preserving stopping distance standards The DOT proposed removing brake pedal requirements for vehicles built exclusively for autonomous driving, a boost for Tesla’s Cybercab and Zoox. The Trump administration’s Department of Transportation proposed on Wednesday removing the federal requirement for brake pedals in vehicles designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems. The rule change, if adopted, would eliminate one of the largest remaining regulatory barriers for companies building purpose-built autonomous vehicles without traditional human controls. The proposal updates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No 135, which governs brake systems, to drop the mandate for hand- or foot-operated brake controls in vehicles that will never have a human driver. Other braking performance requirements, including stopping distance standards, would remain in place. The public has 30 days to comment before the DOT decides whether to approve the changes. NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison framed the move in sweeping terms. “We are at the cusp of the greatest technological revolution in vehicle technology since the innovation of the Model T,” Morrison said in a statement, adding that NHTSA is “tearing down pointless barriers to innovative designs while strengthening the fundamental safety requirements that matter.” The biggest beneficiary is Tesla, which has spent years developing a two-seat vehicle called the Cybercab that is designed to operate without a steering wheel or pedals. The company began production at its Texas factory in early 2026 and has been running a small robotaxi service in Austin, though that fleet uses retrofitted Model Y vehicles with standard controls.
Jun 25, 2026 · via thenextweb.com
UN approved first global technical regulation on automated driving systems, co-led by China The world's first global technical regulation on automated driving systems has been formally approved, marking a major step toward a unified framework for the safe deployment of autonomous vehicle technologies across the globe. The regulation, known as ADS GTR, was jointly led by China, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Japan. It was adopted this week at a meeting in Geneva following a vote by all contracting parties to the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The new rule sets core technical requirements for automated driving system products and outlines manufacturer obligations in areas such as safety management processes, product safety documentation, end‑to‑end testing and validation frameworks, and post‑deployment vehicle safety. It also prescribes corresponding audit and evaluation methods, creating a comprehensive regulatory architecture that spans the entire product lifecycle. As the first global technical regulation specifically addressing automated driving systems, it provides a common foundation for the orderly and secure roll‑out of autonomous driving technologies – a milestone that is expected to accelerate industrialization and drive the intelligent transformation of the global automotive sector. The approval comes as autonomous driving technologies are rapidly evolving and entering commercial use worldwide. In China, the penetration rate of new vehicles equipped with advanced driver-assistance systems has already exceeded 60 percent. Yet, until now, no unified set of technical standards or regulations existed at the international level, with major economies advancing their own approaches independently. China played a leading and facilitating role throughout the regulatory development process. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized Chinese research institutes and industry partners to contribute dozens of technical
Jun 25, 2026 · via chinadaily.com.cn
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Scaling world understanding for autonomous systems without equivalent cost scaling 2026-06-25 By: Jason Liu, Chao Zhang, Wolf Arnold, Niel Hu The transition from digital AI to physical AI demands a fundamental shift in how machines interact with their environments. While digital AI often operates within neatly structured data or constrained virtual spaces, physical AI must navigate a chaotic, unstructured, and endlessly dynamic real world where the most critical safety events are often rare, long-tail edge cases. For General Motors, the challenge goes beyond making the right decision in the moment. It also means building the data and validation engine needed to improve autonomous systems safely over time. Mining long-tail scenarios is essential for risk assessment, test creation, validation, and training, since the scenarios that matter most tend to surface only rarely across massive volumes of fleet data. For example, GM operates a fleet of undreds of test vehicles, which have generated millions of miles of high-quality data captured across multiple sensor and camera streams. On ingestion, this data flows through a pipeline that automatically mines for scenarios of interest, such as near-miss collisions, ambulances on the road, and hard braking events. As we expand our operations, we regularly identify new aspects to mine for, whether a specific form of dangerous debris or a previously unobserved type of road construction equipment. To improve safely, autonomous systems must convert continuous streams of raw fleet data into a structured, actionable understanding of the driving environment, a monumental perception and interpretation challenge that recent advances in MLLMs are just beginning to address. These models are expanding how machines can understand and reason about the physical world. While split-second decision-making happens onboard at the edge, the true bottleneck for continuous learning lies in offboard infrastructure that must process vast amounts of fleet data. In this
Jun 25, 2026 · via news.gm.com
The first global regulations for fully autonomous vehicles were adopted Wednesday, a U.N. agency said, establishing uniform international safety requirements that could pave the way for larger-scale rollouts of self-driving cars. Safety concerns and the cost of developing next-level systems have long slowed progress on autonomous vehicles. As self-driving cars have begun to hit the road in a growing number of cities, the fragmented national approaches to regulation have spurred manufacturer fears that vehicles developed for one market could be blocked from others. In a bid to address that issue, a meeting of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations at the United Nations in Geneva decided to introduce a global regulatory framework for vehicles equipped with fully autonomous driving systems (ADS). The forum brings together dozens of countries, carmakers and technology giants. “The global regulatory landscape has reached a decisive milestone,” said the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the forum’s umbrella organisation that counts 56 member states in Europe, North America and Asia. The new regulatory framework, which does not cover assisted systems, comes at a time when the market is heating up especially for so-called “robotaxis” — driverless cars loaded with sensors. In China and the United States combined, private robotaxi fleets more than doubled in 2025 to reach 8,000 vehicles across more than two dozen major cities, according to a May report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). By 2035, the IEA forecasts there will be between 700,000 and 3 million robotaxis in 40 to 80 major cities. The global regulations aim to “to strengthen trust among governments, industry and the public by ensuring that automated systems everywhere meet rigorous ... safety standards,” UNECE said. “This is a really big step,” said Richard Damm, chair of the UNECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
Jun 25, 2026 · via japantimes.co.jp
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Jun 25, 2026 · via qz.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) adopted the world's first unified regulatory framework for fully autonomous driving systems on June 24, 2026 — a development that removes one of the biggest structural barriers Tesla has faced in scaling FSD and Robotaxi internationally. The standard applies across roughly 50 to 60 countries and, critically, is reported to align with Tesla's existing system architecture. What UNECE Actually Adopted The UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations voted unanimously to implement the new Automated Driving Systems (ADS) regulations. More than half of the 62 state parties to the 1958 agreement backed the measure, enabling mutual recognition of autonomous vehicles produced under these rules. An additional 13 countries — including the United States, Canada, and China — voted to incorporate the same regulations into a separate 1998 agreement. The framework is not advisory. Manufacturers operating under it must implement audited safety management systems across the full lifecycle of any ADS, submit a structured safety case with claims, arguments, and supporting evidence, and demonstrate that their system poses no unreasonable risk. Continuous real-world performance monitoring is required post-deployment, and every qualifying vehicle must carry a data storage system for automated driving (DSSAD) to log safety-relevant events. The regulations are expected to enter into force within approximately one month, with a target implementation date of January 2027. Why This Is Significant for Tesla Until now, Tesla has had to navigate a patchwork of national and regional regulations to deploy FSD and any future Robotaxi service outside the United States. Europe alone involves multiple approval bodies. China operates its own certification process. Japan, Canada, and the UK each have distinct frameworks. The result has been a slow, market-by-market slog that delays revenue and limits the network effect that makes autonomous fleets more valuable at
Jun 24, 2026 · via basenor.com
Family sues Tesla after woman killed by vehicle allegedly in self-driving mode Tesla's head of AI claimed that the self-driving mode was manually overridden. The family of a woman who was killed when a Tesla crashed into her home while allegedly in self-driving mode is suing the automaker and the driver for damages. Jennifer and Justin Barbour, the daughter and son-in-law of Martha Avila, the 76-year-old woman killed in last Friday's crash at her Katy, Texas, house, filed the wrongful death suit in Harris County District Court on Tuesday, alleging Tesla and the driver, Michael Buter, were negligent. Butler was traveling in his Tesla Model 3 around 8 p.m. local time Friday and was allegedly operating the vehicle "with an automated driving assistance system," the Harris County Sheriff's office said in a statement. He allegedly failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway and struck the brick residence, according to the sheriff's office. The lawsuit and police said Avila was standing in her front room when the vehicle crashed into the home. She was airlifted to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Ryan Zehl, an attorney representing the Barbours, told ABC News on Wednesday that the vehicle was allegedly driving over 70 miles per hour during the crash. "So what we have is a horrific and what we believe will be proven to show preventable crash amidst a rising number of autonomous vehicle crashes, particularly including Tesla. And in this particular situation, a 76-year-old grandmother who was tragically, preventively and needlessly killed while in her own residence," he said. Justin Barbour was also in the house during the crash and suffered injuries, according to the lawsuit. Attorney information for Butler was not immediately available. Tesla did not immediately respond to ABC News for comment on the
Jun 24, 2026 · via abcnews.com
DHL has started working with autonomous vehicle (AV) start-up Zelostech, to operate fully electric, driverless vehicles to move goods within the grounds of its logistics hub in Singapore. The Singapore hub has become the first DHL location globally to take a Zelostech vehicle from innovation challenge to live, operational use, and now handle daily point-to-point transport between DHL-managed sites. DHL explains the system using an AV to handle the hub-to-hub journey autonomously is simple. An employee loads shipments, dispatches the vehicle via a mobile app, and tracks its progress in real time. Each vehicle travels point-to-point, navigating traffic and obstacles using sensors, mapping data and artificial intelligence. At the destination, another employee unloads the goods. Each autonomous vehicle can carry up to three pallets – as much as 1.5 tons per trip – and operates around the clock, making on average 40 trips daily to and covering 28km. DHL adds “a small fleet” now moves dozens of pallets at its Singapore hub daily, freeing up manpower for more challenging work.” “When it comes to AVs, the idea of going driverless on public roads is what captures most people’s imagination,” DHL states. “But for us at DHL, some of the most tangible impacts happen on the grounds of our logistics campuses. “Between warehouses, sorting centers and distribution hubs, thousands of transfers happen every day – often within tightly timed windows. “That middle layer of the supply chain may be largely invisible to customers, but it plays a critical role in keeping goods moving efficiently. “Even small delays caused by congestion, staffing constraints, or missed transfer windows can impact the wider flow of operations.” Zelostech was founded in China in 2021 and specialises in producing autonomous vehicles for short- and medium-distance logistics routes, tackling repetitive and predictable journeys between hubs, sorting centres
Jun 24, 2026 · via forkliftaction.com
Atlanta Beltline Launches Autonomous Transit Shuttle Pilot 6/24/2026 The Atlanta Beltline launched a 12-month pilot testing a two-mile autonomous shuttle to fill the city’s first- and last-mile transit gap. Called ATL Spoke, the free autonomous community shuttle connects to the West End MARTA Station, the Atlanta Beltline Southwest Trail, and other destinations in southwest Atlanta. A second phase will extend the route to the Atlanta University Center in time for the fall semester. The pilot will help evaluate how autonomous transit technology can strengthen connections to existing rail and trail infrastructure, while ensuring safety. Each vehicle will be staffed with an attendant who can manually operate the vehicle, if needed, and assist customers. The pilot is designed to test the technology, vehicle, and service provider under real-world conditions. “Everything we learn from this pilot project will inform how innovative first- and last-mile service can complement the full range of transit options we’re building along the Beltline corridor,” said Joe Iacobucci, Atlanta Beltline VP of transit innovation. “We’ll be collecting data on ridership and getting community feedback during the 12-month project to learn how the rest of our city can benefit from transit projects like these.” The vehicles will navigate along a designated route, operated by Beep—the autonomous mobility service provider—through a control center. Vehicles have passed FTA’s bus testing program and are compliant with federal motor vehicle safety and accessibility requirements. The project is funded by the Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority through a $1.75 million grant. Long-term investment in public transit produces economic returns of 5-to-1 and helps address access issues, as illustrated in APTA’s 2026 Public Transportation Fact Book. Atlanta Beltline President and CEO Clyde Higgs said, “This project is piloting the future of neighborhood mobility in a way that improves access to transit and opportunity.”
Jun 24, 2026 · via aptapassengertransport.com
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Collaboration deploys premium automotive engineering, manufacturing and software defined architectures to enable next-generation mass transit systems IRVINE, Calif., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Karma Automotive, America's only full-line ultra-luxury vehicle manufacturer, and Line Mobility, a mobility innovator pioneering elevated, on-demand transportation networks, today announced a strategic partnership to advance the future of urban transit. Through this collaboration, Karma Automotive extends its deep resources in technology, premium performance, and software including AI-defined mobility to Line Mobility's revolutionary transit platform. Line Mobility's revolutionary on-demand autonomous transit vehicle platform utilizes a patented, rapidly deployable, elevated "guideway" network to move passengers from point-to-point faster and more safely than robotaxis or conventional transit systems. The company's unique solution removes the complexity of open operating environments that pose the highest threat to safe autonomous vehicle deployment; and also mitigates the high infrastructure cost of surface level and subterranean transit systems through the use of prefabricated overhead guideways. The result is higher-speed transit that operates above street level, reducing urban congestion and improving quality of life in cities across North America, and beyond. Utilizing Karma Automotive's performance and software-defined architecture and its operational foundation which is supported by more than a decade of development and production, Line Mobility is able to deploy its solutions using the latest in zero-emission vehicle technology. This zero-emissions approach improves air quality and reduces the environmental footprint of cities, college campuses, airports and more. This partnership is the second validation point in Karma Automotive's broader technology strategy of leveraging its leadership in the premium mobility sector to catalyze a new frontier of technologies for the greater good; the company's recently- announced partnership with Factorial Energy to advance the production application of solid-state and semi-solid-state battery technology is the first. Karma Automotive will provide Line Mobility with engineering services including battery technology and
Jun 24, 2026 · via prnewswire.com
Finland adopts self-driving e-shuttle for public transport From the middle of this week, the vehicle will operate on route 301 between Hervantajärvi and Lintuhytti. While automated bus services have often been tested in pilot projects or on closed routes, the service in Tampere is part of the public transport network and is regularly available to passengers. The vehicle has been operating in normal traffic with a safety driver since November 2025. Following a successful test phase, it will now transition to fully autonomous operation without a driver on board. The vehicle travels on a fixed route at low speed and continuously monitors its surroundings using various sensors. If the system detects obstacles or unusual situations, it can automatically stop. Despite operating without a driver, the bus is not left unattended. Specialists monitor operations in real time from a remote control centre and can intervene if necessary. The vehicle accommodates up to twelve passengers. Seatbelts must be worn during the journey, and passengers are required to remain seated. The service is part of the EU-funded Metaccaze project. The city of Tampere and its transport operator Nysse are responsible for integrating it into the public transport system, including infrastructure and ticketing. The company Remoted handles remote monitoring and system management, while Tampere University provides scientific support for the project. Research focuses on aspects such as user acceptance and the operational efficiency of the automated service. The southern Finnish city of Tampere is one of the demonstration municipalities for the project. One key objective is to relocate safety operators from the vehicles to central control rooms in the future, enabling the simultaneous monitoring of multiple automated vehicles. According to project partners, the existing fleet is set to expand with three additional autonomous vehicles. Scandinavia as a pioneer in new mobility concepts The deployment
Jun 24, 2026 · via electrive.com
LONDON – Bristling with sensors and electronic eyes, robotaxis are appearing on London streets, slipping silently between red buses and black cabs, as companies battle to lead Europe’s emerging autonomous vehicle market. British startup Wayve, in partnership with Uber, is racing to beat U.S. rival Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet. China’s Baidu also plans to launch in the British capital, where winding streets, roadworks and pedestrian traffic bring unique challenges. “London has 20 times the amount of road construction than San Francisco and 10 times the amount of vulnerable road users,” said Kaity Fischer, head of business development at Wayve. “We’ve had 2,000-year-old roads, certainly no perfect grid system,” she said ahead of a ride in the company’s Ford Mustang Mach-E. On the road, every pedestrian and intersection presents a test. The car responded smoothly though, braking where necessary. Passengers tend to spend the first few minutes of the ride “marveling, videoing the steering wheel moving on its own, taking selfies,” Fischer said. Then “about three minutes in, they’re doing the exact same thing that they do in any other Uber or ride hail — they’re looking at their phone,” she added. Britain stands ahead of the European Union in the race to getting driverless cars on the road, thanks to government efforts to speed up regulation. The Labour government expects the autonomous vehicle sector to generate 38,000 jobs and £42 billion ($55 billion) by 2035. Londoners will be able to take their first commercial rides with Wayve this summer, with a human operator on board in the initial stages. Waymo, already operating in 11 U.S. cities using premapped routes, could follow shortly after. The sector’s complexity means that companies competing in one city may collaborate in another, with one providing the technology and the other managing the fleet and
Jun 24, 2026 · via japantimes.co.jp
China has announced its first mandatory national safety standard for Level 3 (L3) and Level 4 (L4) autonomous driving, with implementation set for July 2027.
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Jun 24, 2026 · via digitimes.com
Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Momenta Advances Hong Kong IPO Plan
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Chinese autonomous-driving startup Momenta has passed the listing hearing for its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a Tuesday exchange filing, though the company did not disclose a listing date or fundraising target.
The milestone underscores the rapid rise of the smart-driving supplier, whose backing by global automakers could help it gain overseas market share as geopolitical tensions weigh on domestic rival Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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US Supplies Autonomous Drones to Boost Philippine Maritime Surveillance The United States has transferred four Ocean Aero Triton autonomous underwater and surface vehicles (AUSVs) to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen the country's maritime domain awareness and its ability to monitor and respond to maritime challenges. The delivery, valued at approximately $13 million, was completed on June 22 during a turnover ceremony at the Philippine Navy's Naval Operating Base Subic, attended by U.S. and Philippine military officials. The Triton systems are capable of collecting data above and below the ocean's surface through a resilient mesh network and can operate for up to 30 days using solar power. "The four Ocean Aero Triton AUSVs we are transferring today represent something important: the future of maritime security is not just about platforms - it is about capability, speed, and reach. "The Indo-Pacific's maritime domain is vast, contested, and critical, and the Philippines sits at the heart of it. The ability to monitor and respond to maritime challenges - illegal fishing, gray zone activities, and threats to freedom of navigation - requires persistent, long-endurance awareness that no single ship or aircraft can provide alone. The Triton fills that gap by expanding the capabilities of the Philippine Navy into critical waterways,” said Bridgette Walker, U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The United States said the delivery demonstrates its commitment to the U.S.-Philippines alliance and to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific through investments in defense capabilities and maritime security. "Today's delivery highlights our enduring commitment to stand with the Philippines and invest in Alliance modernization in a manner that supports the bilateral Philippines-U.S. Security Sector Assistance Roadmap objectives. "These unmanned capabilities support the AFP's transition to territorial defense and improve awareness in critical waterways. The next step is to assist the Philippines
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