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Year2009

Key TechLiDAR, Computer Vision, RL

Key PlayersWaymo, Tesla, Wayve

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NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Brings Multimodal AI to Robots, Autonomous Vehicles and Industrial Systems

NVIDIA launched Cosmos 3, an open world foundation model for physical AI that combines vision reasoning, multimodal generation and action prediction. Trained on 20 trillion tokens including nearly a billion images and 400 million videos, the model helps robots and autonomous vehicles understand causal relationships and predict outcomes before acting in real-world environments.

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NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Brings Multimodal AI to Robots, Autonomous Vehicles and Industrial Systems

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AUKUS defense pact advances undersea drones for 2027, as partners pledge faster delivery

The United States, Britain, and Australia announced their first major technology delivery under the AUKUS defense pact: unmanned undersea vehicles set to arrive in 2027. The underwater drone technology will protect critical infrastructure like seabed cables and pipelines while enhancing reconnaissance and strike capabilities across the Indo-Pacific region.

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AUKUS defense pact advances undersea drones for 2027, as partners pledge faster delivery

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Waymo launches Ojai robotaxi with sixth-generation AI in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix

Waymo begins offering public rides in its new Ojai autonomous vehicle across three major US cities. The pale-blue minivans represent the first purpose-built robotaxi from Alphabet's self-driving unit, manufactured by Chinese EV maker Zeekr and equipped with enhanced AI-powered sensors designed to handle harsh weather conditions including snow.

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Waymo launches Ojai robotaxi with sixth-generation AI in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix

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Tesla's AI trainers refuse to ride in Full Self-Driving vehicles they helped build

A Reuters investigation exposes serious gaps between Tesla's safety claims and reality. Seven of nine data labelers who trained the Full Self-Driving system say they wouldn't trust it to drive them. The report reveals flawed safety statistics that inflate FSD's performance by a factor of three, while former employees describe regular failures with basic driving tasks and extensive route mapping that contradicts Elon Musk's claims about Tesla's autonomous driving approach.

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Tesla's AI trainers refuse to ride in Full Self-Driving vehicles they helped build

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MediaTek unveils edge-to-cloud AI innovations for Agentic AI era at COMPUTEX 2026

MediaTek is set to showcase its comprehensive edge-to-cloud AI technologies at COMPUTEX 2026 under the theme "AI Without Limits." The lineup includes NVIDIA DGX Spark built on the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip with 1-PetaFLOP GPU, the Dimensity AX C-X1 flagship smart cockpit platform for automotive AI integration, and advanced data center solutions featuring Co-Packaged Optics reaching 400Gbps per fiber. The showcase demonstrates MediaTek's push for ubiquitous AI adoption across devices, vehicles, and cloud infrastructure.

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MediaTek unveils edge-to-cloud AI innovations for Agentic AI era at COMPUTEX 2026

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Wayve's self-driving tech is headed to Stellantis vehicles including Jeep and Ram by 2028

Stellantis has partnered with UK-based autonomous driving startup Wayve to integrate AI-powered hands-free driving into its North American vehicles by 2028. The deal follows Wayve's $1.2 billion Series D funding round and marks the second major automaker partnership for the startup, which uses adaptable AI that doesn't rely on high-definition maps or specific sensors.

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Wayve's self-driving tech is headed to Stellantis vehicles including Jeep and Ram by 2028

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Quantum Cyber files patent for AI-powered drone defense system tackling GPS jamming threats

Quantum Cyber filed a provisional patent application for its Quantum Drone Autonomous System, featuring quantum-sensor-based navigation designed for GPS-denied environments. The company raised over $15 million from warrant exercises and eliminated all debt, positioning itself to expand research and development capabilities as the Pentagon seeks $55 billion for drone and autonomous warfare initiatives in its fiscal 2027 budget.

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Quantum Cyber files patent for AI-powered drone defense system tackling GPS jamming threats

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Google DeepMind connects Project Genie to Street View, creating AI simulations of real places

Google DeepMind announced at I/O that Project Genie now integrates with Street View's 280 billion images across 110 countries. Users can generate interactive virtual environments based on real locations, adjusting weather or styles like underwater or desert themes. The AI world model serves dual purposes: training robots and self-driving cars on rare scenarios, and letting consumers explore reimagined versions of actual streets.

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Google DeepMind connects Project Genie to Street View, creating AI simulations of real places

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XPeng starts robotaxi mass production in Guangzhou with full-stack in-house technology

XPeng rolled its first mass-produced robotaxi off the production line in Guangzhou, becoming the first traditional automaker in China to achieve this milestone with entirely in-house developed technology. The Level 4 autonomous vehicle is built on the XPeng GX platform and powered by four Turing AI chips delivering 3,000 TOPS of computing power. Pilot operations begin in the second half of 2026, with fully driverless service targeted for early 2027.

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XPeng starts robotaxi mass production in Guangzhou with full-stack in-house technology

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Baidu AI becomes core growth engine as cloud revenue surges 79% despite profit slide

Baidu reported first-quarter revenue of $4.65 billion, narrowly beating estimates as AI cloud infrastructure climbed 79% year-over-year. CEO Robin Li declared AI as the company's primary growth engine after AI-powered business exceeded half of general business revenue for the first time. However, net profit fell 55% amid ongoing investments in autonomous driving and chip development.

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Baidu AI becomes core growth engine as cloud revenue surges 79% despite profit slide

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Indian AI warfare firm to manufacture Kaal Bhairava drone in Europe under Operation 777

Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace announces its first international manufacturing facility in Portugal for the Kaal Bhairava autonomous combat aircraft. The Bengaluru-based AI warfare company partners with SKETCHPIXEL LDA to produce India's first AI combat aircraft in a NATO member state, marking a shift in India's defence technology exports under the ambitious Operation 777 initiative.

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Indian AI warfare firm to manufacture Kaal Bhairava drone in Europe under Operation 777

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Rivian rolls out AI assistant with full vehicle control, outpacing Tesla's Grok

Rivian launches its AI-powered voice assistant through a software update to all Gen1 and Gen2 vehicle owners with Connect Plus subscriptions. The assistant delivers full vehicle control including climate, drive modes, and ride height adjustments—capabilities Tesla's Grok still lacks months after launch. Built on Rivian Unified Intelligence, the system integrates with Google Calendar and uses context-aware natural language processing.

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Rivian rolls out AI assistant with full vehicle control, outpacing Tesla's Grok

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GM lays off 600 IT workers in deliberate AI skills swap as automaker rebuilds tech workforce

General Motors cut more than 10% of its IT department—about 600 employees—not to reduce costs, but to execute a skills swap. The automaker is clearing out workers whose expertise no longer fits and hiring AI-native developers, data engineers, and prompt specialists. The move signals what enterprise AI adoption looks like in practice: rebuilding the workforce from the ground up rather than adding AI tools on top of existing teams.

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GM lays off 600 IT workers in deliberate AI skills swap as automaker rebuilds tech workforce

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Sony and TSMC form joint venture to build next-generation image sensors for AI and robotics

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture in Kumamoto, Japan, focused on developing next-generation image sensors. With Sony as the majority shareholder, the partnership targets automotive and robotics markets where AI perception systems are becoming critical infrastructure.

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Sony and TSMC form joint venture to build next-generation image sensors for AI and robotics

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Rivian explores in-house lidar manufacturing to complete its autonomous driving stack

Rivian is considering manufacturing its own lidar sensors in the United States, potentially through a partnership with Chinese firms, as CEO RJ Scaringe revealed in a Reuters interview. The move would complete the EV maker's vertical integration strategy, adding in-house sensor production to its existing custom chip program and proprietary AI software for autonomous driving.

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Rivian explores in-house lidar manufacturing to complete its autonomous driving stack

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