We’ve seen Waymo’s fleet of autonomous taxis cause plenty of mayhem on public streets. They like to ignore bike lanes, drive the wrong way down busy roads, and even rely on remote workers in the Philippines when they get stumped. Riding them can also quickly turn into a terrifying near-death experience, as one couple in San Francisco found out firsthand. As CBS News reports, the couple was looking to get home in the Mission District only for their Waymo cab to veer off a highway and accelerate to terrifying speeds while driving down a construction lane. All the while, police vehicles were trying to chase it down with sirens blaring. “There were construction signs,” resident Elliot Slade told the broadcaster over the weekend. “There were lights going on. Police in the distance and it sped up. That’s when I looked at my fiancée, we’re done.” “This is it,” he added. “We’re dead. We’re going to die right here in the Waymo.” The terrifying incident underlines the very real dangers of relying on autonomous vehicles for ride shares, while they still suffer from nagging technical shortcomings that are putting people in danger. It could also further erode public trust in the tech. In the last two months alone, Waymo’s vehicles have been observed driving through flooded streets and speeding through construction zones, as USA Today reports. The latest incident also proved scary enough for Waymo to pull its cars from freeways in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Miami altogether as it works to “integrate recent technical learnings into our software,” according to a statement to CBS. The offending Waymo vehicle “started freaking out,” Slade recalled, because of a slew of merging lanes, causing cars to be “all over the place.” Smartphone footage Slade recorded shows the dramatic incident from his
May 30, 2026 · via futurism.com
China's Best-Selling Car Just Got Better And Cheaper The updated Geely Xingyuan (EX2) has new assisted driving features, more range, and starts at just above $9,000. - The Geely Xingyuan (EX2) was China's best-selling car in 2025. - The update adds more tech and a larger battery, good for up to 298 miles of CLTC range. - The new base price is a mere $9,133 for a limited time. I may have just published my overview of China’s best-selling car, the Geely Xingyuan (EX2), but that doesn’t mean Chinese brands are going to stand still. About a month after driving the EX2, Geely has already updated it to stay competitive in China’s hot small car market. It may look about the same as the car I’ve driven, but the updates under the skin are more substantial than what the familiar styling suggests. Firstly, the EX2 gains the Geely Afari Smart Driving (G-ASD) system. Announced earlier this year at CES, this AI-forward driving-assistance program is the backbone of Geely’s autonomous-driving aspirations. Although in this instance, the implementation isn’t as in-depth as the Geely EVA Cab self-driving concept car, it does gain navigate-on-autopilot automated navigation features and automated parking. It even gets sentry mode, where the cameras can record the vehicle's surroundings. This is a big deal, considering the older models didn’t have these features at all, while its biggest competitor, the BYD Seagull, offered its God’s Eye system as an option. Then, the EX2 now has more range. The powertrain is about the same: the base 80-horsepower version with the 30.12-kilowatt-hour battery, and the 114-hp and 40.16-kWh battery trims. Now there's also a new, larger 47 kWh battery. With this new battery, the EX2 can now reach 298 miles of range, but keep in mind these numbers are for China’s CLTC
May 30, 2026 · via insideevs.com
It turns out not even the people building Tesla’s self-driving tech trust Elon Musk’s extravagant claims about the company’s autonomous vehicles. New reporting by Reuters interviewed nine former data labelers and a former self-driving engineer about their take on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving mode. The results were overwhelmingly negative, with seven of the data specialists admitting they wouldn’t ride in a Tesla in FSD. “We have all seen it fail,” one Tesla insider told Reuters. “Definitely don’t trust Elon on this,” the self-driving engineer concurred, referencing Musks’ declaration that the the vehicles are ready for “safe unsupervised” rides. One erstwhile worker told the publication they wouldn’t ride in a Tesla robotaxi “if you f**king paid me.” At least five data labelers, whose job was to comb through hours of FSD footage to train the vehicle’s software to avoid past mistakes, told Reuters they routinely saw clips of Teslas driving above the speed limit, an issue which engineers and managers treated like a low-priority compared to edge-case issues. Those glowing recommendations come amidst concerns that Tesla’s FSD mode may never be truly safe enough for public roads. In recent months, Tesla operating on FSD move have driven riders into lakes, off bridges, and even into the path of oncoming trains — and those are just the incidents that get media exposure. Given these insiders’ direct access to terabytes’ worth of proprietary FSD footage, we’re inclined to take their word on it. More on Tesla: Man Drives Cybertruck Into Lake to Test Elon Musk’s “Boat” Claims, and It Went About as Well as You’d Guess
May 30, 2026 · via futurism.com
Wayve launches new AI lab British autonomous driving company Wayve is moving into a new phase of AI development, announcing the launch of a new research unit called “Wayve Labs” to expand its research beyond self-driving cars into broader areas related to robotics and intelligent systems capable of interacting with the real world. In this article: British autonomous driving company Wayve is moving into a new phase of AI development, announcing the launch of a new research unit called “Wayve Labs” to expand its research beyond self-driving cars into broader areas related to robotics and intelligent systems capable of interacting with the real world. The move comes as the AI sector undergoes a rapid shift toward so-called ”embodied intelligence” — systems that can understand their environment, make decisions, and interact with physical elements autonomously. Betting on embodied intelligence The new lab is led by Jamie Shotton, Wayve's chief scientist and a former Microsoft executive. The team focuses on developing models that understand motion, space, causal relationships, and risk, while enabling intelligent systems to learn from the outcomes of their actions in real-world environments. The company believes the expertise it has accumulated over years of developing autonomous driving technology can form the foundation for broader applications, including industrial robotics, logistics, and autonomous systems operating outside vehicles. From roads to robots Wayve is globally known for developing a different approach to autonomous driving, relying on direct learning from data rather than traditional rule-based systems and detailed maps. This approach helped the company build an AI platform capable of adapting to different environments and learning from real-world experiences. With the launch of the new lab, the company aims to leverage this expertise to develop more general-purpose models that can be used in multiple applications within the physical world, beyond transportation and smart vehicles.
May 30, 2026 · via jawlah.co
By Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit will deploy a new autonomous vehicle designed specifically for robotaxi use, offering public rides in California and Arizona without human supervision. Dubbed the Ojai, the self-driving vehicle will initially be made available to select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, Waymo said Thursday in a blog post. The four-seat minivan is being built with Zeekr, an arm of China-based automaker Geely Automobile Holdings, through a partnership the companies announced in 2021. Waymo is the leader in offering ridehailing services using autonomous vehicles without a human driver in the US, though Tesla Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.’s Zoox are beginning to make inroads. Waymo is charging fares for rides in cities including San Francisco, Phoenix and Atlanta and testing in others. ALSO SEE: Tesla reveals its Texas robotaxi fleet is dwarfed by Waymo’s The new vehicle marks an evolution of Waymo’s recent fleet strategy utilizing retrofitted consumer models. A more purpose-built vehicle improves the economics for the company, while also enhancing the customer experience, Waymo says. The vehicle features a roomier cabin than a traditional car and accessibility features such as a flat floor and low step-in height. It will also debut the latest generation of Waymo’s autonomous driving system, the company said. Initial Ojai rides will be free of charge to gather feedback from users before adding more cities over time. Building the vehicle jointly with Geely’s Zeekr unit highlights how Western companies are increasingly looking to partner with Chinese automakers despite US policies that have largely shut those companies out of the American market. The US Commerce Department has imposed a ban on connected vehicles and related technologies linked to China. The shuttle-like Ojai vehicle is designed in Sweden and built on an electric “skateboard platform” that’s imported to the
May 30, 2026 · via ocregister.com
By Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit will deploy a new autonomous vehicle designed specifically for robotaxi use, offering public rides in California and Arizona without human supervision. Dubbed the Ojai, the self-driving vehicle will initially be made available to select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, Waymo said Thursday in a blog post. The four-seat minivan is being built with Zeekr, an arm of China-based automaker Geely Automobile Holdings, through a partnership the companies announced in 2021. Waymo is the leader in offering ridehailing services using autonomous vehicles without a human driver in the US, though Tesla Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.’s Zoox are beginning to make inroads. Waymo is charging fares for rides in cities including San Francisco, Phoenix and Atlanta and testing in others. ALSO SEE: Tesla reveals its Texas robotaxi fleet is dwarfed by Waymo’s The new vehicle marks an evolution of Waymo’s recent fleet strategy utilizing retrofitted consumer models. A more purpose-built vehicle improves the economics for the company, while also enhancing the customer experience, Waymo says. The vehicle features a roomier cabin than a traditional car and accessibility features such as a flat floor and low step-in height. It will also debut the latest generation of Waymo’s autonomous driving system, the company said. Initial Ojai rides will be free of charge to gather feedback from users before adding more cities over time. Building the vehicle jointly with Geely’s Zeekr unit highlights how Western companies are increasingly looking to partner with Chinese automakers despite US policies that have largely shut those companies out of the American market. The US Commerce Department has imposed a ban on connected vehicles and related technologies linked to China. The shuttle-like Ojai vehicle is designed in Sweden and built on an electric “skateboard platform” that’s imported to the
May 30, 2026 · via dailybulletin.com
Waymo has expanded its autonomous vehicle service area in Houston to nearly 50 square miles, adding neighborhoods like EaDo, the Texas Medical Center and Northeast Houston, the company announced. The expansion includes NRG Stadium, which is set to host hundreds of thousands of fans for FIFA World Cup festivities in June and July. The ride-hailing service first opened to the public in Houston in February, alongside launches in Dallas and San Antonio. Since then, Waymo says it has welcomed tens of thousands of riders in each city. Combined with its Austin operations, the company now covers nearly 300 square miles across four Texas cities, with plans to grow further. Tesla Robotaxis are also running in Houston as of April. Shweta Shrivastava, Senior Product Leader at Waymo, spoke to the company's growth strategy. "Waymo is coming to more riders, both near and far. As we welcome new cities into our service, we are also deepening our investment in the communities we already serve. Our 'land and expand' approach allows us to connect with more neighbors, ensuring we are there to support riders for everything from daily commutes and local errands to exciting nights out and the big game." The company also points to a recent internal safety analysis of 170 million rider-only miles, which it says shows the Waymo driver was involved in 92% fewer crashes causing serious or fatal injuries than human drivers, and 83% fewer crashes where airbags were deployed. The rollout has not been without hiccups. Video captured a Waymo SUV driving into oncoming traffic near downtown Houston. A Waymo vehicle in Atlanta drove into a flooded street and stalled. Got a news tip or story idea? Email us at newstips@khou.com or call 713-521-4310 and include the best way to reach you.
May 30, 2026 · via autos.yahoo.com
Waymo is preparing to launch its next-generation Ojai robotaxi for public riders, marking a major step forward in the expansion of autonomous ride-hailing services in the United States. The new electric van will initially roll out in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix through a free early-access program before broader public availability later this year. The Ojai represents a significant evolution for Waymo’s self-driving fleet. While the company’s current Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis will remain in service, the new purpose-built vehicle introduces a more spacious cabin, enhanced accessibility, and a new generation of autonomous driving technology designed to improve performance in difficult weather conditions. A Purpose-Built Robotaxi Experience Unlike retrofitted passenger vehicles, the Waymo Ojai was developed specifically for autonomous ride-hailing. The vehicle is based on the Zeekr RT platform, itself derived from the Zeekr Mix electric van developed by Geely-owned EV brand Zeekr. Waymo says the Ojai was designed to feel more like a “living room on wheels” than a traditional car. Elevator-style sliding doors open to reveal a flat-floor interior with a low step-in height, making entry and exit easier for riders of all ages and mobility levels. Large windows create an airy atmosphere inside the cabin, while three LED displays allow passengers to control climate settings, entertainment, and ride preferences. The roomy interior is expected to provide a more comfortable experience compared to the existing Jaguar I-Pace fleet. Accessibility was also a central focus during development. The Ojai includes embedded braille, screen-reader compatibility, and integrated support handles to improve usability for passengers with disabilities. Sixth-Generation Waymo Driver The Ojai will be the first vehicle equipped with Waymo’s sixth-generation autonomous driving system, known as the Waymo Driver. The updated platform introduces major hardware and software improvements while reducing overall sensor complexity and costs. The system now uses 13 cameras,
May 30, 2026 · via electriccarsreport.com
Rental Operations Why Car Rental Can No Longer Run On Workarounds The shift from branch-based software to connected operations is turning rental technology into strategic infrastructure. The autonomous mobility technology revolution will move at its own pace, but sooner rather than later. We are entering the final stretch toward SAE Level 5, defined as full self-driving with zero human supervision, anywhere and under any conditions. Auto Rental News *Summarized by AI The autonomous mobility revolution keeps moving ahead, despite premature predictions of mass self-driving vehicles by 2025. But it’s still a question of when, not if. For the car rental industry, that moment is still looming sooner than most operators realize. What began as a bold, futuristic scenario will increasingly redefine rental fleet operations, and the companies that transition and adapt over the next few years will be more likely to handle the mobility market of the 2030s. Last month at the International Car Rental Show (ICRS), I presented this message to industry leaders. The response confirmed what many of us have quietly suspected: rental operators are hungry for a practical roadmap through the impending disruption. They recognize that technology is shifting the automotive and ground transportation industries. I’m expanding on my presentation by offering a deeper macroeconomic analysis, concrete operational data, and practical strategies for independent and corporate operators. To understand how rapidly consumer behavior shifts when a disruptive mobility model arrives, look no further than ride-hailing. However, many in our industry may be drawing incomplete conclusions from the past decade, viewing Uber as the destination of market disruption rather than a proof of concept. When Uber and Lyft were aggressively expanding, they operated at a consumer price point of about $1.00 to $1.50 per mile. Even at that rate, the interference with the car rental industry was immediate
May 30, 2026 · via autorentalnews.com
Analysis: China's Luxury Gambit China's tech giants target the top of the car market The Maextro S800 is a production and strategic statement from a Chinese industry that has mastered the affordable end of electrification and is now methodically climbing to its summit. In Feixi, on the outskirts of Hefei in China's Anhui Province, a purpose-built plant manufactures one of the most technically ambitious passenger cars in the world. The facility, constructed specifically for the Maextro S800, is rated for 200,000 units per year and has already undergone a second phase of production-line modification to accommodate forthcoming SUV and MPV variants. It is, by any industrial measure, a serious capital commitment. The plant was constructed by JAC Group, which handles manufacturing, while Huawei supplies the software, intelligent driving systems and in-cabin technology that define the vehicle's commercial proposition. This is not a partnership of convenience. It reflects a deliberate industrial architecture that Huawei has been refining since 2021 under what it calls the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, or HIMA - a framework through which Huawei contributes product definition, design logic, user experience, quality control and advanced software to vehicles built by established Chinese manufacturers. The HIMA portfolio, which spans brands including Aito (with Seres Group), Luxeed (with Chery), Stelato (with BAIC Group) and Maextro (with JAC), is expected to exceed 17 models in 2026. Maextro sits at the apex of this structure. As AMS has tracked in its coverage of China's surging EV export engine and the broader realignment of global manufacturing strategies, the industrial strategy underpinning this expansion is more sophisticated than it once appeared from the outside. From affordable EVs to ultra-premium ambitions The trajectory of China's automotive export ascent has been startling in its velocity. China exported 8.32 million vehicles in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 30%,
May 29, 2026 · via automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is set to eliminate some routes and increase some fares in order to make up for a projected $17.5 million budget deficit in fiscal year 2027, according to a report from our news partners, The Jacksonville Daily Record. JTA plans to trim services for some of its bus and ReadiRide routes, and shorten hours for its Downtown Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation service. It would also transition ReadiRide service into Uber fares, while increasing bus fares that it had lowered in a pilot program months before. Recommended Videos ReadiRide is a shuttle service that users can book by phone, which services door-to-door rides in 14 areas around Duval County. NAVI is the first portion of JTA’s Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C) program. The first phase, which cost $65 million, runs autonomous vehicles along a 3.5-mile route mostly along Bay Street. With a 7-0 vote May 28, JTA’s board of directors approved a $139.2 million FY27 budget, which included the plans to balance the expected deficit. Like the city and other independent authorities, JTA’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 to Sept. 31. Pending a final review in August, the increased fares would take effect in January 2027, allowing JTA customers to have some time before the end of a six-month fare reduction pilot program Aug. 1. JTA’s service cuts would begin Oct. 1. The board’s approved reductions to expenses are as follows: • $8.37 million by altering the frequency of four bus routes, including all four First Coast Flyer bus routes. The First Coast Flyer and three other bus routes would see frequency reduced from 20 to 25 minutes, while seven more bus routes would see service reduced from 30 to 60 minutes. • $2.79 million by eliminating five bus routes. • $1.72 million by reducing
May 29, 2026 · via news4jax.com
By Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit will deploy a new autonomous vehicle designed specifically for robotaxi use, offering public rides in California and Arizona without human supervision. Dubbed the Ojai, the self-driving vehicle will initially be made available to select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, Waymo said Thursday in a blog post. The four-seat minivan is being built with Zeekr, an arm of China-based automaker Geely Automobile Holdings, through a partnership the companies announced in 2021. Waymo is the leader in offering ridehailing services using autonomous vehicles without a human driver in the US, though Tesla Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.’s Zoox are beginning to make inroads. Waymo is charging fares for rides in cities including San Francisco, Phoenix and Atlanta and testing in others. ALSO SEE: Tesla reveals its Texas robotaxi fleet is dwarfed by Waymo’s The new vehicle marks an evolution of Waymo’s recent fleet strategy utilizing retrofitted consumer models. A more purpose-built vehicle improves the economics for the company, while also enhancing the customer experience, Waymo says. The vehicle features a roomier cabin than a traditional car and accessibility features such as a flat floor and low step-in height. It will also debut the latest generation of Waymo’s autonomous driving system, the company said. Initial Ojai rides will be free of charge to gather feedback from users before adding more cities over time. Building the vehicle jointly with Geely’s Zeekr unit highlights how Western companies are increasingly looking to partner with Chinese automakers despite US policies that have largely shut those companies out of the American market. The US Commerce Department has imposed a ban on connected vehicles and related technologies linked to China. The shuttle-like Ojai vehicle is designed in Sweden and built on an electric “skateboard platform” that’s imported to the
May 29, 2026 · via sbsun.com
Flyover This Morning — From AlertDC: “The U.S. Military will conduct an aircraft flyover in the NCR over Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, May 29, at approximately 11:03AM.” More on Waymo’s Plans — Waymo has begun mapping Alexandria and will soon bring its self-driving cars to Arlington, the company told Virginia officials — though it said it does “not currently have plans for a commercial service there.” Drivers operate the mapping vehicles for now. Self-driving cars aren’t yet permitted in Virginia, and a state senator behind an autonomous-vehicle bill doesn’t expect robotaxis before 2028. [Wired] DHS Weighs in on Local Case — A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the stairwell of a Columbia Pike parking garage is in the country illegally and had prior charges including rape, according to the Department of Homeland Security. ICE recently lodged a detainer for the 25-year-old, according to DHS, which criticized state policies limiting cooperation with immigration agents. ACPD is seeking additional victims. [WJLA] Truck Blocks Army Navy Drive — A car carrier sat in the middle of Army Navy Drive for nearly 12 hours, blocking turn lanes in both directions, according to Dave Statter. The driver appeared to sleep in the rig overnight and began off-loading cars near the end of Thursday’s morning rush — despite open space on the closed Fashion Centre mall property where the cars were headed. [Dave Statter/X] Top Meetings Destination — Arlington landed at No. 44 on Cvent’s list of top meeting destinations in North America, the Arlington Convention and Visitors Service announced. It’s the county’s fifth straight year on the venue-sourcing platform’s top-destinations list, which ranks cities by group-business activity. [Arlington County] Bus Fare Crackdown — Metro has issued nearly 400 citations and made 21 arrests since launching a Metrobus fare-evasion crackdown this week,
May 29, 2026 · via arlnow.com
HOUSTON — Waymo has expanded its autonomous vehicle service area in Houston to nearly 50 square miles, adding neighborhoods like EaDo, the Texas Medical Center and Northeast Houston, the company announced. The expansion includes NRG Stadium, which is set to host hundreds of thousands of fans for FIFA World Cup festivities in June and July. The ride-hailing service first opened to the public in Houston in February, alongside launches in Dallas and San Antonio. Since then, Waymo says it has welcomed tens of thousands of riders in each city. Combined with its Austin operations, the company now covers nearly 300 square miles across four Texas cities, with plans to grow further. Tesla Robotaxis are also running in Houston as of April. Shweta Shrivastava, Senior Product Leader at Waymo, spoke to the company's growth strategy. "Waymo is coming to more riders, both near and far. As we welcome new cities into our service, we are also deepening our investment in the communities we already serve. Our 'land and expand' approach allows us to connect with more neighbors, ensuring we are there to support riders for everything from daily commutes and local errands to exciting nights out and the big game." The company also points to a recent internal safety analysis of 170 million rider-only miles, which it says shows the Waymo driver was involved in 92% fewer crashes causing serious or fatal injuries than human drivers, and 83% fewer crashes where airbags were deployed. The rollout has not been without hiccups. Video captured a Waymo SUV driving into oncoming traffic near downtown Houston. A Waymo vehicle in Atlanta drove into a flooded street and stalled. Got a news tip or story idea? Email us at newstips@khou.com or call 713-521-4310 and include the best way to reach you.
May 29, 2026 · via khou.com
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May 29, 2026 · via trustintelligence.co.uk
By: Chris Perkins, Senior Writer and Editor, GM News By: Chris Perkins, Senior Writer and Editor, GM News If you didnât know, youâd never guess the Buick Y-Job was unveiled in 1938. With its curvaceous integrated fenders, hidden headlights, waterfall grille, and long, low, wide proportions, the Y-Job looks like a car born two decades later. That was exactly the point. Today, The Y-Job is what we recognize as the industryâs very first example of a concept car, a prototype vehicle created by automotive designers to showcase their vision of the future. âBorn in 1938 to give the stylist a tool for advanced research comparable to the laboratory and the proving ground used by the scientist and engineer, the dream car has become a world famous symbol of the American publicâs ever growing fascination with the life it can expect in the future,â GM noted in a 1956 press release. IMAGE CAPTION: Harley Earl with the Buick Y-Job. âIt was the first concept car ever,â says Andrew Smith, GM Executive Director of Design, Global Advanced Design. âIt was developed very much as a testbed for new design technologies and features.â The Y-Job started a practice that has become nearly universal in the auto industry. Carmakers all over the globe continue to create concept cars to showcase their visions of future designs and technologies â and to show customers what they might be able to look forward to in tomorrowâs showrooms. The Y-Job, and the concept car tradition that it began, could only have come from GM. In 1927, Alfred Sloan, then president of GM, hired a Californian named Harley Earl to create the first dedicated design division within a major automaker. (Up until that point, mainstream cars wore bodywork designed simply to cover up passengers and mechanical components.) Earl had
May 29, 2026 · via news.gm.com
New hardware support packages connect MathWorks’ model-based design and simulation capabilities to the Renesas RH850/U2A microcontroller. This Matlab and Simulink integration enables engineering teams to move from simulation to running embedded code on hardware with automated build, flashing and on‑target execution while also speeding up development cycles through the elimination of multiple manual integration steps. Engineering teams are given a consistent model-based design workflow across automotive and industrial programs, reducing integration effort and accelerating deployment. “Our customers expect a straightforward path from simulation model to microcontroller, and the new integration with Matlab and Simulink delivers exactly that,” said Brad Rex, senior director of the system solution team, user experience group at Renesas. “By working with MathWorks, we’ve removed the need to assemble toolchains and device drivers by hand so teams can simulate and validate designs earlier, iterate faster and reduce integration effort across ECU and industrial‑control projects.” The Renesas RH850/U2A microcontroller – widely used in automotive ECUs – provides the deterministic performance and safety-critical features required for EV motor control, ADAS and body electronics. Engineers developing traction motor control for electric vehicles can deploy field‑oriented control and regenerative braking algorithms directly from Simulink to RH850/U2A‑based ECUs. This shortens the time from concept to vehicle‑level testing, supports smoother torque delivery during rapid transients and speeds calibration across drive cycles – without writing initialization code or custom build scripts. Said Anuja Apte, India product marketing manager at MathWorks, “Our collaboration with Renesas strengthens the level of interoperability that engineers expect when using Matlab and Simulink. By providing a direct path from Simulink models to optimized microcontroller deployment, we help engineering teams move from design to hardware more efficiently while staying integrated with the broader toolchains they rely on. This approach reflects the MathWorks Connections program, which brings partners and customers together to
May 29, 2026 · via automotivetestingtechnologyinternational.com
The story began in October 2025, when Redwing, a new-generation autonomous ocean glider, slipped beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Deployed by the Teledyne Webb Research team, the Sentinel Mission aimed to achieve the first circumnavigation of the globe by an autonomous underwater vehicle. Redwing is a Slocum Sentinel glider, a long-endurance autonomous platform combining low power consumption, high endurance, and flexible sensor integration. It measures temperature, salinity, and detects marine animals that are tagged with acoustic sources. The Sentinel Mission project aimed to demonstrate how autonomous technologies can transform global ocean observing. It is led by Teledyne Webb Research in collaboration with Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership and the US Integrated Ocean Observing System, and supported by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Like thousands of ocean observing platforms, Redwing contributes to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)—a program co-sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). GOOS provides leadership for a global system of sustained ocean observations, coordinating a network of nearly 9,000 instruments operated by 64 countries. Together, this system delivers essential data for weather and extreme event forecasting, climate adaptation, coastal and maritime risk responses, biodiversity stewardship, and sustainable ocean economies worldwide. “Throughout its journey, Redwing collected key oceanographic data in some of the most remote and under-sampled regions of the world, contributing to a better understanding and preservation of the ocean—a central objective of the Sentinel Mission,” said Shea Quinn, Mission Project Lead at Teledyne. For weeks, the mission progressed smoothly across the Atlantic before, three months in, the situation changed. “On 16 January, I received an abort alert,” says Cordie Goodrich, operational lead and pilot at Teledyne. “Redwing had surfaced unexpectedly and was unable to dive again.” Data analysis suggested
May 29, 2026 · via oceannews.com
Massimo Group Launches AI Intelligent Patrol Platform Initiative Integrating Autonomous Patrol Vehicles, Spherical Security Robots and Drone Systems Prototype Development of Autonomous Patrol Electric Vehicles Officially Underway as Massimo Group Targets the $50.4 Billion U.S. Security Services Industry Through AI-Enabled Patrol and Intelligent Security Mobility Systems Massimo Group (Nasdaq: MAMO) ("Massimo" or the "Company"), a U.S.-based powersports and utility vehicle company, today announced the formal launch of its AI intelligent patrol platform initiative, marking the Company's strategic expansion into AI-powered security infrastructure, autonomous patrol systems, and intelligent robotics applications. The Company believes its platform is positioned to address a large and growing security market across residential communities, industrial facilities, logistics parks, commercial properties, campuses, and public-sector environments. According to IBISWorld, the U.S. Security Services industry is estimated at approximately $50.4 billion in 2026. According to Grand View Research, the global physical security market was estimated at approximately $147.36 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach approximately $216.43 billion by 2030. Massimo's AI intelligent patrol platform is being developed by leveraging the Company's existing electric cart and utility vehicle platforms and upgrading them into AI-enabled autonomous patrol vehicles. By combining these upgraded unmanned patrol vehicles with spherical security robots and drone coordination systems, the Company aims to create an integrated "ground-mobile-air" patrol ecosystem capable of supporting continuous security monitoring, intelligent route patrol, abnormal event detection, and coordinated response across large-area environments. The initiative is designed around a coordinated intelligent patrol architecture integrating: Autonomous AI patrol electric vehicles; AI-powered spherical security robots; and Intelligent drone coordination systems. The announcement follows the execution of a strategic supplemental cooperation agreement between Massimo and Shenzhen Zikongjian Robot Co., Ltd. focused on the joint development of next-generation intelligent spherical patrol robots and related autonomous security technologies. According to the cooperation framework, the parties plan to
May 29, 2026 · via roboticstomorrow.com
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