After years of negotiations and false starts, Waymo is now allowed to operate a robotaxi service to and from the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The Alphabet-owned company said in a blog post Thursday it will begin offering access to SFO to a select number of riders before offering it to all customers in the… Continue reading Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport
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Waymo begins autonomous taxi service to SFO airport
Waymo has started providing rides with its autonomous taxi service to San Francisco International airport, starting today for select riders. Waymo is Google’s driverless taxi division, which provides autonomous “level 4” taxi rides to the public via the Waymo One app. Level 4 means a truly driverless vehicle – there’s nobody in the driver’s seat,… Continue reading Waymo begins autonomous taxi service to SFO airport
Tesla panic-files ‘Cybercar’ and ‘Cybervehicle’ trademarks moments after Musk says them
Tesla filed two new trademark applications within 37 seconds of each other last night, moments after Elon Musk used the terms on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call. It follows Tesla having issues securing the ‘Cybercab’ trademark because of its own tardiness again. Welcome to Tesla’s new trademark strategy: panic-filing in real time. The filings… Continue reading Tesla panic-files ‘Cybercar’ and ‘Cybervehicle’ trademarks moments after Musk says them
A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Alphabet-owned Waymo has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that one of its driverless vehicles “struck a child near an elementary school” in Santa Monica, California The Jan. 23 incident is now being investigated by… Continue reading A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating
Mercedes-Benz Unveils New S-Class Built on NVIDIA DRIVE AV, Which Enables an L4-Ready Architecture
Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and NVIDIA’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with MB.OS, which will be equipped with the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture and full-stack NVIDIA DRIVE… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Unveils New S-Class Built on NVIDIA DRIVE AV, Which Enables an L4-Ready Architecture
Into the Omniverse: Physical AI Open Models and Frameworks Advance Robots and Autonomous Systems
Editor’s note: This post is part of Into the Omniverse, a series focused on how developers, 3D practitioners and enterprises can transform their workflows using the latest advancements in OpenUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse. Open source has become essential for driving innovation in robotics and autonomy. By providing access to critical infrastructure — from simulation frameworks… Continue reading Into the Omniverse: Physical AI Open Models and Frameworks Advance Robots and Autonomous Systems
German FAZ: The star is now shining010495
Times were already more S-class. But rabbit feet are not a solution either. So Mercedes-Benz is now putting a hand on its flagship, not just a hand, as the Stuttgart-based company emphasizes. May the sales figures, which are under pressure, increase again or at least stabilize. They touched 2,700 parts, and anyone who thinks that’s… Continue reading German FAZ: The star is now shining010495
German FAZ: Hyundai is in robot fever010494
The new star of the Korean car company Hyundai Motor Group runs on two legs and is called Atlas. The humanoid robot, which was developed by the American subsidiary Boston Dynamics, is almost two meters tall, can carry up to 50 kilograms, can move all of its joints all around, and can do so at… Continue reading German FAZ: Hyundai is in robot fever010494
German Manager Magazine: Waymo: Robotaxi drives a child004677
A driverless robotaxi from Waymo hit and slightly injured a child in California. The Google-Sister company defends itself and estimates that the software slowed the car more than a human would have been able to. According to Waymo, the child was obscured by a tall SUV before running onto the road in front of the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Waymo: Robotaxi drives a child004677
High Schoolers Shock Global Field with Kaizen™ Aerospace & SensoRy AI, Team Advances as Finalist in $11M XPRIZE
The Wildfire Quest Team advances to Alaska finals in autonomous wildfire response competition. SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In a field dominated by universities, defense contractors, and international research labs, a team of Silicon Valley teenagers has broken into the Top 5 finalists of the Autonomous Wildfire Response Track of the $11… Continue reading High Schoolers Shock Global Field with Kaizen™ Aerospace & SensoRy AI, Team Advances as Finalist in $11M XPRIZE