Waymo Is Teaming Up With Uber On Autonomous Trucking
Waymo and Uber, former legal foes and bitter rivals in the autonomous vehicle space, are teaming up to speed up the adoption of driverless trucks. The Verge reports: Waymo is integrating Uber Freight, the ride-hail company's truck brokerage, into the.....»»
Simbian raises $10 million to automate security operations with GenAI
Simbian emerged from stealth mode with oversubscribed $10 million seed funding to deliver on fully autonomous security. As a first step towards that goal, the company is introducing a GenAI-powered security co-pilot that integrates secure and intelli.....»»
Cruise resumes some human-driven activities in Phoenix
No autonomous systems will be tested as part of Cruise's initial return to the road......»»
Study finds schools of fish can make less noise than a solitary swimmer
New findings by Johns Hopkins University engineers working with a high-tech simulation of schooling mackerel, offer insight into why fish swim in schools and promise for the design and operation of much quieter submarines and autonomous undersea vehi.....»»
John James" pioneering legacy honored with Hall of Fame induction
John A. James' induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame this year is the culmination of a legacy spanning five decades in trucking and supply chain management......»»
Waymo and Uber Eats start human-less food deliveries in Phoenix
You'll need to run outside when your robot delivery arrives. Enlarge / A Waymo Jaguar I-Pace. (credit: Waymo) Your next food delivery driver may be a robot. Waymo and Uber have been working together on regular Ubers for.....»»
iRobot launches affordable robot vacuum and mop combo that costs just $275
The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential isn't as autonomous as its more expensive siblings, but it offers many of the same premium features......»»
Apple"s next big thing could be a home robot
An Apple robotics division has risen from the ashes of the Apple Car and wants to build an autonomous robot companion for your home.A generated image of a toy-like Apple robotThe Apple Car may not have panned out, but research into autonomous systems.....»»
How Intel and Microsoft are teaming up to take on Apple
New information about Intel Lunar Lake reveals that Intel has been working closely with Microsoft to be able to compete against Apple's M3......»»
How self-driving cars can talk to themselves to navigate the world
Autonomous vehicle companies are employing large language models, a deep learning tool to predict and generate language that can be used to reason through novel situations......»»
2025 Mini Countryman: More spacious cabin, updated tech
The 2025 update has Level 2 autonomous driving systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel on highwaylike routes at speeds of up to nearly 38 mph......»»
New robotic mower, smart garden watering, and more on the HomeKit Insider Podcast
On this episode of HomeKit Insider, a new robotic lawn mower, a new smart home security program, and how to prepare your smart home for spring.HomeKit Insider PodcastSegway, known for its mobility devices, is releasing a new autonomous mower. The Nav.....»»
Red teaming in the AI era
As AI gets baked into enterprise tech stacks, AI applications are becoming prime targets for cyber attacks. In response, many cybersecurity teams are adapting existing cybersecurity practices to mitigate these new threats. One such practice measure i.....»»
Walmart begins selling the Mac for the first time: M1 MacBook Air for $699
Walmart is teaming up with Apple to sell the Mac for the first time. In a press release today, the company said that it is now selling the base model M1 MacBook Air online and in select stores for $699. The move comes a week after Apple introduced th.....»»
NASA lights "beacon" on moon with autonomous navigation system test
For 30 total minutes in February, NASA lit a beacon on the moon—successfully testing a sophisticated positioning system that will make it safer for Artemis-era explorers to visit and establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface......»»
Suzuki gives SkyDrive a lift into the global air mobility race
SkyDrive is looking like Japan's brightest hope in the burgeoning air mobility business. By teaming with Suzuki on production, the eVTOL startup aims to emulate the success of the country's automakers on the global stage......»»
Raspberry Pi-powered AI bike light detects cars, alerts bikers to bad drivers
Data from multiple Copilot devices could be used for road safety improvements. (credit: Velo AI) Whether or not autonomous vehicles ever work out, the effort put into using small cameras and machine-learning algorithms t.....»»
VW"s Navistar launches autonomous trucking test
Navistar and Plus will explore developing a hub-to-hub autonomous trucking network......»»
Uber offers new feature for environmentally conscious riders
Uber has rolled out a new app feature for riders interested in keeping track of carbon emission savings when they use one of the company's greener vehicles......»»
Uber adds a new ‘rider rating’ score for monitoring your environmental impact
Uber on Monday announced a new feature that aims to raise awareness among its users about the impact of CO2 emissions on the atmosphere. Named “Emission Savings,” the feature is now being rolled out and will let riders get a better idea of their.....»»
Harnessing the mechanisms of fungal bioluminescence to confer autonomous luminescence in plant and animal cells
In a striking new study published in Science Advances, a team of synthetic biologists led by Karen Sarkisyan at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, have reported the discovery of multiple plant enzymes—hispidin synthases—that can perform the.....»»