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31 articles, newest first. Last updated 27 Oct 2026.

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WeRide starts a global insurance programme with Allianz and Ping An

Cover is to span motor liability to cyber risk for driverless fleets in China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, with Europe to follow.

27 Oct 2026

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Level 4 Autonomy

Bolt picks NVIDIA software for robotaxis, starting in Madrid in 2027

21 Oct 2026

Level 4 Autonomy

Volvo Cars adopts NVIDIA Hyperion as NVIDIA adds a safety evidence framework

22 Oct 2026

Smart Mobility

Nissan runs Kobe self-driving ride pilot from 8 December, aims to charge in 2027

20 Oct 2026

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Albuquerque becomes sixth FAA test site for autonomous and eVTOL flight

Under the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, Reliable Robotics flew cargo demonstrations at Albuquerque International Sunport with a remotely piloted Cessna Caravan; the FAA may use the data to write new rules.

20 Oct 2026

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Kodiak driverless truck ran 64 days without shutting down

The record came on an unsupervised truck in the 35-strong Atlas Energy fleet in the Permian Basin; Kodiak still plans a driverless highway launch on Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston by year end.

20 Oct 2026

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Waymo starts driving in the Madrid region, aiming for riders in 2027

Waymo's electric Jaguars start with manual driving and then validation with trained specialists at the wheel; a paid driverless service will still need a Spanish passenger-transport authorisation.

20 Oct 2026

Smart Mobility

Waymo starts mapping Toronto and plans its first riders for 2028

Element Fleet Management will run the Toronto fleet, and Waymo cars with people behind the wheel start mapping the city now. It is Waymo's first Canadian city.

17 Oct 2026

Smart Mobility

Allstate unit Arity agrees to buy traffic data firm INRIX's assets

Arity, the mobility data company of Allstate, is buying substantially all of INRIX's assets and expects to close in 2026. No price has been disclosed.

17 Oct 2026

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TIER IV and Munich's TUM set up a center for safe open-source driving software

TIER IV funds three TUM research groups in a multi-year collaboration built on the EDGAR research car, which ran public demonstration rides at IAA MOBILITY 2025.

15 Oct 2026

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Taisei and TIER IV test three self-driving cars in a tunnel for Japan's MLIT

The eight-day trial, set for late October to early November, tests platooning and two-way driving in dedicated logistics lanes with passenger-car-based test vehicles.

14 Oct 2026

Mobility

UK aviation regulator sets out how it will manage drone and eVTOL noise

Report CAP3304 expects drones and eVTOL aircraft to be quieter than helicopters but to reach homes at lower altitudes. It sets six priorities and supports a national policy.

12 Oct 2026

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Waymo closes a $5 billion term loan, its first debt financing

Lenders led by PIMCO, Blackstone and Sixth Street provided the debt, which follows a $16 billion equity investment earlier in 2026 and a fifteenth US city in September.

8 Oct 2026

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TIER IV wins Japanese grant to test autonomous buses in Saudi Arabia

Funded through a Global South programme of Japan's trade ministry, the project pairs bus trials in desert conditions with a STEM talent scheme and an unnamed European automaker.

5 Oct 2026

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Kodiak starts driver-in freight pilot from Fresno to Los Angeles

The 225-mile run for DTL Transport is the first under California's new autonomous truck rules. A safety driver stays at the wheel; Texas driverless runs are planned for 2026.

24 Sept 2026

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Aurora aims for 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 and shows its plan

Two hundred driverless trucks are already allocated for the end of 2026, and a second-generation hardware kit costs less than half as much as the first.

23 Sept 2026

Software-Defined Vehicles

Wayve signs production deal to put its AI Driver in Mercedes-Benz cars

Mercedes-Benz invested in Wayve's Series D earlier in 2026. Customers should see the system in cars within two years, using no HD maps and no geofences.

22 Sept 2026

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Grab will grow its Singapore AV fleet fivefold and has certified 30 operators

From 10 WeRide vehicles to 50 within six months in Punggol, with a waitlist of more than 1,000 people and a training pathway for Grab's own driver and delivery partners.

14 Sept 2026

Level 4 Autonomy

Pony.ai unveils a Gen-4 driverless heavy truck with GAC at IAA

The battery-electric T9 truck carries nine lidars, three radars and 13 cameras, and the company says its kit costs 70% less than the last generation. Production starts in 2026.

14 Sept 2026

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Pony.ai and Verne begin driverless test rides on Zagreb's airport route

The 22 km route runs from Verne's headquarters to Franjo Tudman Airport on the Uber platform. Verne's earlier supervised service has carried several thousand rides at a 4.7 rating.

10 Sept 2026

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Spain issues its first national Level 4 permit to WeRide, Uber and AVOMO

The permit lets 20 WeRide GXR robotaxis, each with a specialist aboard, map and test around Madrid. Commercial operations are expected by the end of 2026.

10 Sept 2026

Level 4 Autonomy

Pony.ai says Doha robotaxi pilot passed the ministry's review

Qatar's transport ministry reported high passenger satisfaction and safety above targets. A fare-charging service covers Old Doha, West Bay and Hamad International Airport.

9 Sept 2026

Level 4 Autonomy

Wayve wins TfL licences and starts carrying London's Uber riders

More than 140,000 Londoners have opted in. A trained, TfL-licensed driver sits in every Ford Mustang Mach-E and can take over, and riders pay no extra for a Wayve match.

3 Sept 2026

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Oxa and Dubai Future Foundation form autonomous logistics venture

SHIFFT will put self-driving vehicles to work in ports and airports, with a first commercial deployment in Dubai before the end of 2027 and no ownership split disclosed.

3 Aug 2026

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WeRide and GreenMobility plan driverless shared cars in Denmark for 2027

GreenMobility runs more than 1,500 electric cars in Copenhagen and Aarhus. The service, planned for the first half of 2027, would be WeRide's first in the Nordic region.

3 Aug 2026

Level 4 Autonomy

Aurora puts second-generation driverless trucks on the road

Built on the International LT with hardware rated for a million miles, the trucks follow nearly 440,000 driverless miles on ten Sun Belt routes, and Roush targets 1,000 a year.

22 Jul 2026

Level 4 Autonomy

UK asks for views on safety principles for self-driving vehicles

The draft statement sets five behaviour themes for approving automated vehicles; the consultation closed on 9 September and the final text goes before Parliament next year.

17 Jun 2026

Level 4 Autonomy

Mobileye plans its own robotaxi service starting in 2027

About 100 driverless vehicles are targeted for a major US city next year, then roughly 17,000 over five years; a Capital Markets Day before year-end is to give the details.

16 Jun 2026

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