Jul 16, 2026 | Autonomous Vehicles, Rideshare
According to documents viewed by WIRED and another obtained through a public records request, Uber’s lobbyists are pushing to build that strategy into law. The company’s representatives have pressed lawmakers to deploy autonomous vehicles on what it calls “hybrid...
Jul 16, 2026 | Accessibility, Autonomous Vehicles, Disabilities, Featured
Tesla is developing a wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle, at least according to a Tesla lobbyist. India Herdman, a Tesla senior policy adviser, made the claim on Monday while addressing the D.C. City Council on a proposal to legalize robotaxis in the nation’s...
Jul 2, 2026 | Autonomous Vehicles, Data Centers, Robotaxis, Solar
The 72-ton machines are retrofitted with software and hardware from Built Robotics and can work upward of 12 hours a day, picking up and driving 200-pound steel beams into the ground. Noah Ready-Campbell, the company’s cofounder and CEO, told Business Insider...
May 28, 2026 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Aviation
A new frontier for autonomous flight appears to have been breached as Merlin, Inc. introduces its Merlin Pilot for Commercial Cargo AI-powered flight system that aims to eventually bring pilot-free flight to large cargo aircraft. In recent years we’ve seen...
May 28, 2026 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured
Stellantis and Wayve announced a partnership that will enable scalable driver-assistance features and, eventually, autonomous self-driving vehicles. According to a recent joint press release, Stellantis will integrate Wayve’s artificial intelligence (AI) into its...
May 21, 2026 | Autonomous Vehicles, Trucks
The bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill released May 17 — the BUILD America 250 Act — included details on the typical investment programs for U.S. roads, bridges, rail transportation and motor carrier safety programs. For the first time,...
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