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
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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
Waabi Raises $750M USD in Series C Funding
Waabi, a Toronto, Canada-based Physical AI company, raised $750M USD in Series C funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with participation from Uber, NVentures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, BlackRock, Radical Ventures, HarbourVest Partners, Linse Capital, Incharge Capital, BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund, Export Development Canada… Continue reading Waabi Raises $750M USD in Series C Funding
Archy Becomes First All-in-One Dental Practice Management Platform with a True Native Mobile App
Your Dental Practice Doesn’t Stop. Now Neither Do You. Not an add-on. Not a web bookmark. A full companion app, your schedule, your patients, your messages, in your pocket. SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Archy, the all-in-one practice management platform for dental practices, today launched the Archy mobile app for iPhone and… Continue reading Archy Becomes First All-in-One Dental Practice Management Platform with a True Native Mobile App
Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics / Getty Images An autonomous delivery robot got completely atomized by a locomotive after it decided to take a breather on a stretch of train tracks in Miami, in yet another example of how self-driving machines can struggle to navigate urban environments. Footage of the incident,… Continue reading Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $750 million to expand into robotaxis
Waabi founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun Courtesy of Waabi Autonomous trucking startup Waabi has raised $750 million in a new round of venture funding to expand into the robotaxi market, the company announced Wednesday. Waabi’s series C round is led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, the startup announced Wednesday. The deal is one… Continue reading Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $750 million to expand into robotaxis
German FAZ: How Hamburg wants to become the capital for robotaxis010489
In Hamburg, autonomous cars have already arrived on the streets, albeit only to a limited extent. The Volkswagen subsidiary Moia is sending a small fleet of self-driving shuttles onto the streets in several districts northeast of the Alster – with safety drivers on board because the technology has so far reached its limits. Now the… Continue reading German FAZ: How Hamburg wants to become the capital for robotaxis010489
German FAZ: How Hamburg wants to become the capital for robotaxis010489
In Hamburg, autonomous cars have already arrived on the streets, albeit only to a limited extent. The Volkswagen subsidiary Moia is sending a small fleet of self-driving shuttles onto the streets in several districts northeast of the Alster – with safety drivers on board because the technology has so far reached its limits. Now the… Continue reading German FAZ: How Hamburg wants to become the capital for robotaxis010489
Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You
Google debuted a new “Auto Browse” feature for Chrome on Wednesday. The tool, powered by Google’s current Gemini 3 generative AI model, is an AI agent designed to take over your Chrome browser to help complete online tasks like booking flights, finding apartments, and filing expenses. The release of Auto Browse is part of Google’s… Continue reading Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You
Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber
Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi has raised $1 billion and struck a partnership with Uber to deploy self-driving cars on the ride-hailing platform — the company’s first expansion beyond autonomous trucking. The funding consists of an oversubscribed $750 million Series C round co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners and roughly $250 million in milestone-based… Continue reading Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber