Sep 9, 2025 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles
The shift towards unmanned planes is driven mainly by cost efficiency and the need to address pilot shortage issues. Operating unmanned planes can significantly reduce labor costs, and they can also help mitigate the risk of human error, which is a leading cause of...
Sep 4, 2025 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, First Responders
The California state fire agency is partnering with rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky to explore how autonomous vertical-lift solutions can improve wildfire response. Under a five-year initiative announced on 3 September, Sikorsky and CalFire plan to test the...
Sep 4, 2025 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer Joby Aviation has now logged thousands of autonomous flight miles as it seeks to field a self-flying aircraft. The company on Wednesday revealed it participated in the Defense Department’s Resolute...
Aug 28, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Testing
New York City is allowing the robotaxi company Waymo to test a few of its autonomous vehicles in Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn as the technology picks up in popularity in other metro areas. The company will start with a pilot program to test up to eight autonomous...
Aug 28, 2025 | Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured
Stellantis has put its Level 3 ADAS — the in-house STLA AutoDrive — on hold, citing high costs, technological hurdles and limited consumer demand as key factors behind the pivot. The automaker confirmed the system, long touted as “ready for deployment,” was never...
Aug 21, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles
Japanese automaker Honda has just made a big announcement that could dramatically change its products within the next few years. The automaker, known for its bestselling vehicles like the CR-V, Civic, and Accord sedan, announced that it is formally partnering...
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