A breakthrough AI framework called FlashDrive slashes autonomous driving response times from 716ms to just 159ms — a 4.5× speedup — making real-time deployment of Vision-Language-Action models viable across multiple NVIDIA platforms with negligible accuracy loss.
Uber teams up with China's Pony AI and Croatia's Verne to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, with testing already underway and plans to scale to thousands of autonomous vehicles across multiple European markets.
Amazon's Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service to Austin and Miami, scaling its fleet to 100 vehicles, pursuing NHTSA approval for 2,500 self-driving cars, and partnering with Uber to offer commercial rides in Las Vegas this summer.
A billion-dollar race to build world models is accelerating as AI giants and startups pour massive funding into technology that can simulate physical reality, with AMI Labs raising $1.03 billion and World Labs securing $1 billion to overcome the critical limits large language models face in robotics and autonomous driving.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declares robotics' ChatGPT moment has arrived, unveiling autonomous vehicle software, a major Uber robotaxi partnership spanning 28 markets by 2028, and AI tools designed to power the entire robotics ecosystem at the company's annual GTC conference.
Amazon and NVIDIA are joining forces to deliver a powerful multimodal AI assistant for vehicles by 2027, combining Alexa Custom Assistant with NVIDIA's DRIVE AGX platform to enable natural conversation, ambient awareness, and seamless cloud-connected features like smart home control and music streaming directly from the car.
NVIDIA is supercharging the global race to autonomous vehicles, partnering with BYD, Uber, and major automakers to deploy AI-powered robotaxi fleets across 28 cities on four continents by 2028, while unveiling powerful new tools including the Alpamayo 1.5 reasoning model and Halos OS safety architecture to accelerate the development of …
Zoox and Uber are joining forces in a multi-year deal to bring fully autonomous, all-electric robotaxis to Las Vegas this year and Los Angeles by 2027, making Zoox's self-driving fleet bookable directly through the Uber app.
Waymo deploys sixth-generation Ojai robotaxis with enhanced weather navigation to employees in San Francisco and Los Angeles, announcing expansion plans to 10 US cities and London while facing political scrutiny over Chinese-made vehicles in the rapidly growing $25+ billion robotaxi market.
Waymo's chief safety officer confirms that remote operators in the Philippines provide only guidance to robotaxis during challenging situations, while the autonomous vehicles retain full control of all driving decisions and tasks.