Samsara launches Agent Studio, a no-code AI agent platform for physical operations, available to all customers. The company says adoption has grown 7x since June and that voice agents surpassed chat in interaction volume within four weeks of launch. Grand Isle Shipyard's agent cuts monthly report generation by 99%.
The FAA begins a limited Washington-area rollout of its AI tool SMART on Monday, using it to spot potential airspace congestion and reduce flight delays and cancellations before expanding it nationwide.
Google and Cathay Pacific are deploying AI technology to reduce aviation's climate impact, with early trials across 80+ flights achieving a roughly 40% reduction in contrail warming effects by guiding pilots to make slight altitude adjustments that avoid contrail-forming atmospheric zones.
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200 million in its largest funding round yet, backed by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, as it scales its driverless middle-mile delivery fleet serving Walmart, Kroger, and PepsiCo, with $600 million in contracted revenue already secured.
Operation Blue Skies launches in November 2026 as the world's first airspace-wide contrail avoidance trial, using Google AI to reroute transatlantic flights over Shanwick airspace, cutting climate-warming condensation trails by up to 60% despite a minor increase in fuel burn.
Google Maps is rolling out major AI upgrades, enabling users to book food, hotels, and events through simple conversations, while a new Personal Intelligence feature connects Gmail for personalized travel suggestions and a real-time transit widget tracks live delays minute-by-minute.
HappyRobot reaches unicorn status with a $1.2 billion valuation after raising $150 million in Series C funding, fueled by 5x revenue growth and major enterprise clients like DHL and Uber expanding contracts up to 10x, as the AI call agent startup pushes beyond logistics into telecom, energy, and financial services.
Figure deploys humanoid robots into Catalyst Brands' retail supply chain, automating physically demanding logistics tasks across JCPenney, Aéropostale, and Brooks Brothers distribution networks, starting in Reno, Nevada.
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.
Niantic Spatial is turning a decade of Pokémon Go player photos into a 30-billion-image map that now powers real-world robot navigation, with Coco Robotics already deploying the technology across 1,000 delivery robots in major cities worldwide.