New Chassis and Powertrain Event to Launch at Vehicle Tech Week North America 2026
Vehicle Tech Week North America 2026 will debut the Advanced Chassis & Powertrain Showcase, a new exhibition dedicated to system‑level chassis and powertrain engineering. The three‑day event runs Oct. 27‑29, 2026 at the Vibe Credit Union Showplace in Novi, Michigan, alongside three established expos covering autonomous tech, interior design, and testing. Organizers expect thousands of OEM engineers, Tier‑1 suppliers and technology leaders to converge for cross‑functional collaboration. The showcase will spotlight battery systems, e‑axles, power electronics, thermal management and vehicle dynamics.
EXPO NEWS: Beamr Explains What ML-Safe Compression Requires Across the AV Pipeline
Beamr announced its participation at the Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo in Stuttgart and detailed a new validation framework for machine‑learning‑safe video compression across autonomous‑vehicle pipelines. The company argues that without a shared methodology, compression decisions risk degrading perception, depth‑estimation and...
Humanetics Launches Testing Platform to Improve Efficiency and Support NCAP 2026 Requirements
Humanetics introduced UFOnext, a next‑generation ADAS testing platform designed to meet the upcoming NCAP 2026 requirements while boosting proving‑ground efficiency. The system can accelerate to over 140 km/h quickly, shortening track length needed for high‑speed scenarios. Features such as hot‑swappable batteries, onboard...
Avride AV Fleet Scales to 200 Cars
Avride announced that its autonomous robotaxi fleet has grown to 200 vehicles, all built on the Hyundai Ioniq 5 platform. The expanded fleet is currently being tested on public streets in Austin and Dallas, Texas. Avride attributes the rapid growth to...
EDITOR’S PICKS: Presentation Highlights Ahead of This Year’s Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo
The Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo will run June 23‑25, 2026 in Stuttgart, featuring over 80 speakers. Highlights include Mercedes‑Benz presenting digital twins of European proving grounds to validate virtual tests, and Uber discussing revamped data pipelines for vision‑language models. Volkswagen...
Neusoft and AISpeech Partner on AI-Powered In-Vehicle Mobility Companion Using LLM Technology
Neusoft Corporation and AISpeech have signed a memorandum of cooperation to embed AISpeech’s large‑language‑model (LLM) voice technology into Neusoft’s OneCoreGo 7.0 in‑vehicle platform. The integration will upgrade the One Mate AI companion with continuous, context‑aware conversation, high‑precision speech recognition and proactive...
Zoox Expands Autonomous Robotaxi Testing to Miami
Zoox, Amazon’s autonomous‑vehicle arm, has begun deploying its purpose‑built robotaxi on public roads in Austin, Texas, after a mid‑2024 mapping program that used retrofitted vehicles with safety drivers to train its AI. The initial phase targets key neighborhoods such as...
WeRide and Lenovo Announce Ambition to Deploy 200,000 Autonomous Vehicles by 2031
WeRide and Lenovo have expanded their partnership to target the deployment of 200,000 Level‑4 autonomous vehicles worldwide by 2031, beginning in 2026. The plan includes robotaxis, autonomous minibuses and sanitation vehicles, leveraging Lenovo’s AD1 domain controller and Nvidia’s Drive AGX...
Focal Point Positioning to Showcase Precise+ High-Precision GNSS Technology at ENC 2026
UK‑based GNSS software firm Focal Point Positioning will unveil its Precise+ high‑precision technology at the European Navigation Conference in Vienna, April 28‑30, 2026. Precise+ applies the company’s patented Supercorrelation method to carrier‑phase measurements, delivering centimeter‑level positioning even in signal‑obstructed environments. Principal engineer...
Autonomous Mobility Partnership to Deploy ID. Buzz Fleet in US Public Transit to Start in Orlando
MOIA America, Volkswagen’s autonomous mobility unit, has partnered with micro‑transit operator Beep to launch driverless public‑transit service in Orlando. The collaboration will deploy purpose‑built ID. Buzz electric vans equipped with Mobileye’s self‑driving stack and a MaaS software platform. Initial validation rides...
HPH Trust Announces Launch of Hong Kong’s First Autonomous Truck Fleet
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has launched Hong Kong’s first autonomous, zero‑emission truck fleet to move containers across its terminals. The AI‑powered trucks are built without driver cabs and can run in a mixed‑traffic “true” mode alongside conventional vehicles,...
HighTec Supports Development of Novelic’s Radar-Based In-Cabin Monitoring Solution
HighTec EDV‑Systeme is providing its development platform to support Novelic’s automotive cabin advanced monitoring (ACAM) solution, a radar‑based system that detects occupants, including children, inside the vehicle. The technology helps manufacturers comply with Euro NCAP’s child presence detection standards and...
Microchip and Sunny Smartlead Expand ASA-ML Ecosystem with ADAS Camera Collaboration
Microchip Technology and Sunny Smartlead have partnered to broaden the Automotive SerDes Alliance Motion Link (ASA‑ML) ecosystem. Sunny Smartlead will launch ADAS camera modules that integrate Microchip’s VS700 ASA‑ML serializers, promising faster, simpler, and lower‑cost development for automotive OEMs and...
INTERVIEW: Tiancheng Lou, Founder and CTO, Pony.ai on PonyWorld 2.0
Pony.ai unveiled PonyWorld 2.0, an upgraded world‑model and training system that enhances its autonomous‑driving stack. After confirming profitable unit economics with its seventh‑generation robotaxi fleet in Shanghai and Beijing, the company is accelerating commercialization. It targets more than 3,000 vehicles...
German Military Adopts Driverless Testing Systems for Safety Evaluation
Germany’s Bundeswehr has deployed driverless testing rigs at its Technical Centre for Land‑Based Vehicle Systems (WTD 41) to evaluate the durability of military vehicles. The autonomous platforms repeatedly traverse extreme surfaces, removing human drivers from high‑vibration environments that can cause spinal...
WRD 3.0 Secures Fourth Consecutive Win in China’s Urban Intelligent Driving Competition
WeRide Driving’s WRD 3.0 platform captured first place at the Wuhu round of China’s Second Urban Intelligent Driving Competition, edging out Horizon Robotics and XPeng by more than ten points. The win marks the system’s fourth consecutive victory, underscoring the strength...
AI-Defined Vehicles and Expanded Electrification Shape Nissan’s Future Mobility Strategy
Japanese automaker Nissan announced its long‑term “Mobility Intelligence for Everyday Life” strategy, focusing on AI‑defined vehicles (AIDV) that blend its AI Drive and AI Partner platforms. The plan expands electrification options, allowing the company to tailor battery‑electric, hybrid or fuel‑cell...
US Transportation Unions Oppose Autonomous Vehicle Bill over Safety Concerns
Illinois labor groups, including the Teamsters and the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation, have publicly opposed the state's Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act (SB3392/HB5103). The bill would broaden testing and allow commercial deployment of driverless cars and trucks within three...
First Mass-Production Deployment of WeRide’s WRD 3.0 ADAS Solution in Co-Developed GAX Aion N60
GAC Aion has opened pre‑sales for the Aion N60, a smart urban SUV equipped with WeRide’s WRD 3.0 ADAS platform, formerly known as WePilot. The vehicle marks the first mass‑produced passenger car jointly developed by WeRide and GAC Aion and the...
UK Backs Fusion Processing to Explore Driverless Airport Transportation
Fusion Processing has secured UK government funding through the CAM Pathfinder program to study driverless staff transport on airport airside. The feasibility study will assess operational, economic and safety cases for Level 4 autonomous vehicles across multiple UK airports, using a...
Nominations Announced for the 2026 ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International Awards
The ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International Awards have released their shortlist, inviting AAVI subscribers to vote on nominees across five categories until May 1, 2026. Winners will be announced at a live ceremony on June 24 during the ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology...
DoorDash and Also Partner on Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery EVs
DoorDash has entered a strategic, multi‑year partnership with Also, an electric micromobility specialist, to develop autonomous last‑mile delivery electric vehicles. The collaboration includes a strategic investment and will focus on deploying small, purpose‑built EVs that can navigate bike lanes, shoulders...
Feature*: Integration Failures that only Appear on Real Vehicles
Nitish Sanghi highlights that autonomous‑vehicle stacks that pass simulation, replay and bench testing can still fail once deployed on a real vehicle. Timing jitter, clock drift, and sensor‑calibration shifts emerge only when the full hardware‑software system operates under real‑world conditions....
Interoperability and Cross‑domain Collaboration Take Center Stage at ASAM’s Technical Seminar 2026
The Association for Standardisation of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM) convened its 2026 Technical Seminar in Munich, spotlighting interoperability and cross‑domain collaboration across simulation, data management, and diagnostics. Key updates included the OpenX suite’s high‑fidelity sensor modeling, the integration of...
Voluntary Safety Assessment by Einride AB Published for Cab-Less Autonomous Heavy-Duty Trucks
Swedish logistics firm Einride AB has become the first operator of SAE Level 4 cab‑less heavy‑duty trucks to release a Voluntary Safety Self‑Assessment (VSSA). The document details the company’s safety case, covering design, testing, redundancy, and compliance with standards such as...
FEATURE*: Muhammad Nauman Nasir of Mercedes-Benz on Building Safe, AI-Driven, Human-Centered Autonomous Systems
Mercedes‑Benz ADAS lead Muhammad Nauman Nasir stresses that autonomous vehicle development must prioritize safety over flashy features, treating every line of code as a moral responsibility. He outlines how ISO 26262‑compliant architectures, AI‑driven DevOps, and rigorous validation pipelines let OEMs innovate...
Autobrains Introduces Agentic AI: “Autonomy Will Not Scale by Adding Hardware”
Autobrains unveiled an agentic AI architecture that replaces monolithic driving models with specialized, scenario‑focused agents. The approach activates only the agents needed for a given situation, slashing compute demand and allowing advanced driver assistance and automated driving features to run...
AVL and Ansible Advance Vehicle Validation with Integrated Simulation and Driver-in-the-Loop Testing
AVL Mobility Technologies and Ansible Motion have teamed up to fuse AVL’s VSM real‑time vehicle simulation platform with Ansible’s driver‑in‑the‑loop simulators. The integrated solution lets manufacturers model components, systems and full vehicles, then immediately test chassis dynamics, power‑train behavior, ADAS...
INTERVIEW: Armir Harris, Founder & CEO, CharterUP
CharterUP, the largest group‑transportation marketplace in North America, has teamed up with autonomous‑technology firm Holon to embed self‑driving shuttles into its AI‑enabled platform. The partnership will roll out Holon’s integrated autonomous mobility solution across campuses, airports, transit agencies and private...
WeRide Launches AV Program in Slovakia
WeRide, the U.S.-based autonomous‑driving firm, announced its fourth European market launch in Slovakia, partnering with the Elevate Slovakia initiative. The program will introduce a suite of vehicles—including robotaxi, robobus, robovan and robosweeper—under the supervision of the Slovak Ministry of Transport....
OPINION: How the Software-Defined Vehicle Is Redefining Development
Automakers are shifting from hardware‑centric cars to software‑defined vehicles (SDVs), where code determines functionality, performance, and user experience. Centralized computing architectures replace fragmented ECUs, enabling over‑the‑air updates, feature‑on‑demand, and continuous improvement. This transition forces OEMs to adopt agile, data‑driven development...
Researchers Find Driverless Cars and Digital Twins Need More than 5G
Researchers at the University of Glasgow and Heriot‑Watt University, funded by the TransiT hub, discovered that everyday traffic can significantly degrade 5G signals needed for autonomous vehicles and digital twins. In a simulated 160‑metre urban road, high congestion reduced the...
BANF and Silicon Labs Develop Real-Time Tire Monitoring System for Autonomous and Connected Fleet Vehicles
BANF and Silicon Labs unveiled a real‑time tire‑monitoring system that embeds Silicon Labs’ ultra‑low‑power BG22 Bluetooth LE SoC inside a battery‑free in‑tire sensor. The platform captures acceleration, pressure, temperature and tread‑depth at thousands of samples per second, processing key signals on...
RoboSense Lidars Selected for WeRide and Geely’s Robotaxi GXR
RoboSense’s EM4 digital lidar and fully solid‑state E1 have been selected as the primary and blind‑spot sensors for the GXR robotaxi, a vehicle co‑developed by WeRide and Geely’s Farizon unit. Production is slated to begin in Q3 2026 with an initial...
Vehicle Tech Week Europe Announces Strategic Partnerships with PAVE Europe, ASAM and FISITA
Vehicle Tech Week Europe, organized by UKi Media & Events, has secured strategic partnerships with PAVE Europe, ASAM and FISITA. The three‑day Stuttgart showcase, running June 23‑25, 2026, will combine the Automotive Testing Expo, Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo and Automotive...
Staged Rollouts Become Safety Evidence
Vehicle software updates are shifting from a single release mindset to staged rollouts that serve as safety evidence. Emerging regulations such as UN Regulation 156 and ISO 24089 require a software update management system, and a progressive rollout with measurable health gates...
Aurrigo International Signs £6.28m Deal to Manufacture 25 AGVs for Ultra Global
Aurrigo International has secured a £6.28 million contract to build an initial fleet of 25 autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) for Ultra Global, with delivery targeted for September 2027. The agreement calls for modernising existing platforms, swapping lead‑acid batteries for lithium‑ion packs, upgrading...
Qualcomm and Wayve Collaborate on Pre-Integrated ADAS/AD System for Auto Makers
Qualcomm Technologies and Wayve announced a joint effort to deliver a pre‑integrated ADAS and autonomous driving (AD) system built on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride SoC and Wayve's AI Driver software. The solution bundles high‑performance compute, active safety stack and end‑to‑end AI...
Lenovo and SWM Partner on Next-Generation Robotaxi
Lenovo and South Korean autonomous mobility firm SWM announced a partnership to co‑develop a next‑generation robotaxi. The project centers on SWM’s AP‑700 autonomous driving platform combined with Lenovo Vehicle Computing’s AD1 domain controller, which runs on Nvidia’s Drive AGX Thor...
SuperDrive 6.0 From PlusAI Enables Night Driving and Construction Zone Handling
PlusAI unveiled SuperDrive 6.0, adding night‑driving and construction‑zone handling to its autonomous‑truck platform. The upgrade accelerates AI model training tenfold and cuts data‑labeling costs by three times, thanks to a new Transformer‑based Reflex layer and distributed Nvidia hardware. Early Texas deployments...
Macnica Teams up with Applied EV on Industrial Autonomous Vehicles
Macnica has entered a strategic partnership with Applied Electric Vehicles to create autonomous driving solutions for logistics and industrial applications. The collaboration centers on Applied EV’s Blanc Robot, a cabin‑less, modular tabletop EV that can be reconfigured for diverse cargo...
XPeng to Deploy Second-Generation AI-Driven Autonomous Driving System by 2027
Chinese EV maker XPeng announced its second‑generation Vision‑Language‑Action autonomous driving system, VLA 2.0, will enter global delivery in 2027, with Volkswagen as the first launch partner in China. The new architecture replaces the traditional sequential vision‑language‑action pipeline with an end‑to‑end vision‑to‑action...
Roadside Radar Sensors Could Reduce Blind Spots in AV Operations
Autonomous‑vehicle safety could be boosted by mounting low‑power millimeter‑wave radar sensors on existing roadside infrastructure. The Eyedar sensor, roughly the size of an orange, uses a 3D‑printed Luneburg lens and antenna array to capture reflected radar signals that vehicle‑mounted radars...
Elektrobit’s Safety-Certified Linux OS Integrated Into Mobileye Drive
Elektrobit’s safety‑certified EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications has been integrated into Mobileye Drive, the company’s Level 4 autonomous‑driving platform. The Linux OS received TÜV Nord’s technical assessment for ASIL B and SIL2 compliance, meeting ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 safety standards. Mobileye plans to use...
Soft Bicycle 360 Approved by Euro NCAP for Realistic and Durable ADAS Testing
AB Dynamics’ Soft Bicycle 360 has received Euro NCAP approval as a certified test target for advanced driver‑assistance system (ADAS) evaluations. The lightweight, single‑piece design replicates cyclist radar signatures while minimizing vehicle damage during impact. Weighing 30% less than competing targets, it features...
Tensor and Arm Collaborate on Agentic Robocar
Tensor and Arm announced a multiyear partnership to supply the compute architecture for Tensor’s Level 4 agentic AI robocar. Each vehicle will house 433 Arm‑based cores across Neoverse AE, Cortex‑X, Cortex‑A, Cortex‑R and Cortex‑M, complemented by Nvidia accelerators. The robocar features...
FEATURE*: Augustin Friedel on How OEMs Can Succeed in SDV/AV Transformation
Augustin Friedel, a software‑defined vehicle specialist at MHP, outlines how legacy OEMs can overcome cultural inertia and restructure around product‑based P&L ownership to accelerate SDV and autonomous‑vehicle development. He argues that consolidating hardware into versatile compute domains and leveraging software...
P3 to Develop Middleware Solution that Standardizes Mapping Data
P3 Digital Services announced a development program to build middleware that sits between Android Automotive OS and a vehicle’s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). The platform will translate high‑definition map data from Android into a standardized ADASIS‑based protocol, enabling direct...
OPINION: How V2X Communication Supports Autonomous Vehicle Development
The article argues that Vehicle‑to‑Everything (V2X) communication, especially Vehicle Ad‑hoc Networks (VANET), can fill critical gaps in autonomous‑vehicle (AV) sensor performance, particularly in adverse weather and low‑visibility conditions. It outlines three physical‑layer candidates—Dedicated Short‑Range Communications (DSRC), Wi‑Fi‑based devices for pedestrians...
Uber Autonomous Solutions Turns AV Innovation Into Real-World Operations
Uber Technologies unveiled Uber Autonomous Solutions, a turnkey suite that equips partners with data, mapping, regulatory access, financing and operational tools to commercialize autonomous vehicles worldwide. The offering bundles a high‑resolution multisensor data fleet, dynamic geospatial APIs, an AV‑first in‑car...