NY Governor Blocks Robotaxi Rollout, Waymo Hit, Tesla Dips
Big piece of robotaxi reporting by @natlungfy New York Governor Kathy Hochul has pulled a proposal that would have allowed for commercial robotaxi services outside New York City. A big blow for Waymo. But also note that Tesla shares fell when the headlines hit @TheTerminal “While we are disappointed by the Governor’s decision, we’re committed to bringing our service to New York and will work with the state legislature to advance this issue,” says a Waymo spokesperson.
2‑Year Postdoc in Uncrewed Systems at Swedish Defence University
Great opportunity for a 2-year post doctoral position at the Swedish Defence University here for those working on uncrewed systems: https://t.co/CYy5Wnh91N
Bay Area ROS Meetup: Drones, Autonomy, Expert Speakers
Are you in the Bay Area and interested in drones or autonomous heavy equipment? Join us for our next ROS By-The-Bay meetup next Thursday. Our guest speakers will be @mrpollo from @PX4Autopilot / @Dronecode and Zeerek Ahmad, a Sr. controls engineer...
Tesla FSD Cannonball Run: Triumphs, Mishaps, and Unseen Heroes
The untold story of what went right (and hilariously wrong) on the 1st Tesla FSD Cannonball Run Record drive This record would not have been possible w/o the steely resilience of @dackboor & Paul Pham https://t.co/yU15sIGx47
Run VLAs in Real Time Using Fast Edge Adapter
Check out Noriaki's thread about a way to get VLAs to run in real time with a fast "edge adapter"!
AI Becomes the New UI with Tesla’s Cybercab
What is AI-first design? @Tesla Cybercab is a fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, no side mirrors or a rear window - relying entirely on self-driving technology with a target cost of $30K USD by 2026-27. AI is...
Hands‑free AI Driving Builds Trust, Fuels Future Sales
Our robot has driven me and the family for two hours in driving rain across one of USA’s most dangerous roads. Without my hands touching the wheel once. It is how it handled pudddles, two brown streams crossing the road that most...
Autonomous Wheelchair Maps Home, Yet Cost Hurdles Remain
What if your wheelchair could map your house and drive you to specific spots on command? Strutt's EV1 does exactly that. It learns your space, lets you save waypoints, and navigates at 3 mph while avoiding obstacles. Manual override is...
AI Agents Gaining True Autonomy for Business
Agentic AI Explained: The Future of Autonomous AI Systems in Business & Technology 📽️ https://t.co/9GBCWdMbfw What if AI could set its own goals and make independent decisions — just like a human? Agentic AI represents the next evolution of artificial...
Wisk Envisions Autonomous, Accessible Electric VTOL Air Taxis
Re-up! Autonomous and accessible - Wisk's vision for future electric VTOL air taxis #avgeek #Boeing #eVTOL #Wisk https://t.co/tpZctOS8e0
Nature-Inspired Robot Mastering Fly, Roll, Walk, Crawl
Bioinspired robot Fly - Roll - Walk - Crawl Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot (M4), a revolutionary robot inspired by nature's most adaptable creatures. > Capable of multiple forms of movement: flying, rolling, crawling, and more. > Features adaptive appendages that function...
VLA Reasoning Lets Vehicles Safely Navigate Complex Edge Cases
VLAs can enable vehicles to better handle complex edge cases: a VLM can "think through" a complex interaction, deduce a common sense behavior, and then a VLA can carry that out to maintain safe(r) behavior even in unusual situations.
6th‑Gen AV Platform Costs Halve
The 6th gen platform reportedly costs ~$70k per vehicle ($50k base + $20k custom fit & sensors). The cost has room to fall by 50% in the next 2 years (>$30k vehicle + $10k sensors). Waymo currently does over 500,000 driverless...
MIT Breakthrough Lets Rescue Robots Map Spaces Instantly
This is where #AI + #IoT + #robotics become mission-critical. Robots that understand their environment don’t just move faster, they save lives. MIT just unveiled a breakthrough that lets search-and-rescue robots rapidly map large, unpredictable spaces in real time. @MITAeroAstro @MITEngineering #MWC26...
Brightpick Advances Logistics While Others Dream of Humanoids
Everyone: humanoids will accelerate logistics. Meanwhile Brightpick …
True Agentic AI Needs Orchestration, Memory, Planning, and Tools
Chatbot ≠ Agentic. RPA ≠ Agentic. RAG ≠ Agentic. Agentic AI = orchestrator + memory + planning + tools + feedback, plus multi-agent specialists (retrieval/coding/citations). The board question: where do we allow autonomy—and with what guardrails? https://t.co/AEnajJZeEP
Tesla Robotaxi Likely by 2026, Timeline Remains Uncertain
Tesla will get to a working robotaxi eventually, but it's difficult to say when. My 50th percentile is end of 2026, but the variance is high. It could be in a few months. It could be a few years. We'd...
MicroVision's Solid-State Lidar Targets Automotive ADAS Market
From $100,000 spinning sensors to compact solid-state units built for automotive scale, lidar has come a long way. MicroVision is betting its high-resolution sensing device can win over skeptics—and automakers. Lidar #ADAS https://spectrum.ieee.org/solid-state-lidar-microvision-adas?share_id=9165326
Robots Share Power to Rescue Failed Neighbors
A new Science #Robotics study describes a method that enables robotic modules to share their resources with a “dead” neighbor, overcoming failure to ensure the reliability of robot collectives. @robotician @RRL_EPFL https://t.co/NRPlam3xZS https://t.co/pNiqhfqVwD
Agentic AI: Systemic Design Beats Single‑Prompt Models
“How Agentic AI works” — this diagram gets one thing very right: Agentic AI is not a model. It’s a system. Here’s the deeper reading most people miss 👇 1️⃣ Inputs are not prompts — they’re signals Agentic AI doesn’t...
Bioinspired Eye Mimics Human Pupil for Better Vision
A #bioinspired eye can reflexively constrict or dilate its pupil in response to varying light levels like a human eye, which could improve image detection and find applications in autonomous driving. @baiwubin Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/p1uZy6rbky https://t.co/9TwSpPBNds
Beacon AI Showcases Pilot Assistance Autonomy Beyond Symposium
Outside of the Special Air Warfare Symposium, how Beacon AI is touting pilot assistance autonomy https://t.co/AK7QFrzgvz