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AI & Autonomy

Rivian’s autonomy gamble faces its first real test

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe (left) watches Rivian R2s being built after an event at the Rivian assembly plant on May 19th, 2026, in Normal, Illinois. | Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images During an hourlong earnings call last night, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spent less time talking about the production ramp of the all-important R2 SUV than he did hyping the company's still-unproven autonomous…

The Verge

AI & Autonomy

Into the Omniverse: How Developers Turn Ideas Into Simulations With Frontier AI Agents

Turning a simulation idea into a working application means assembling assets, connecting physics and rendering, and checking that the scene behaves as intended. Developers are combining frontier AI models with NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to help carry out that work — building applications for exploring scenarios, investigating failures and improving designs. Developers direct AI agents through […]

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AI & Autonomy

Percepto Launches Axion, a Hardware-Agnostic Physical AI Platform

Percepto launched Axion on October 27, 2026, a hardware-agnostic Physical AI platform available at launch as a software-as-a-service offering for operators of power grids, oil and gas facilities, and industrial sites. In its launch announcement, the Austin, Texas-based company said Axion works with existing or new drone fleets, third-party sensors, and other data collection channels, and it…

Unite.AI

AI & Autonomy

OMRON to acquire OnLogic to address edge AI applications

OMRON will add industrial computing from OnLogic to its industrial automation expertise to serve data- and AI-intensive applications.

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