Robotaxis, autonomous trucking, and aircraft flying without a pilot.https://robotica.dev/https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/techcrunch-mobility-two-roads-diverged-for-robotaxis/https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/techcrunch-mobility-two-roads-diverged-for-robotaxis/Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. (via TechCrunch)Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:05:00 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/ubers-autonomous-vehicle-deal-tracker/https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/ubers-autonomous-vehicle-deal-tracker/Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. Here's the list and the latest on the partnerships. (via TechCrunch)Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:05:00 GMThttps://www.therobotreport.com/procore-technologies-acquires-dronedeploy-845m/https://www.therobotreport.com/procore-technologies-acquires-dronedeploy-845m/Procore will integrate DroneDeploy's visual intelligence technology to link the digital world with physical construction sites. (via The Robot Report)Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:49:07 GMThttps://www.therobotreport.com/doordash-gains-faa-certification-to-operate-its-own-drone-delivery-program/https://www.therobotreport.com/doordash-gains-faa-certification-to-operate-its-own-drone-delivery-program/The FAA approval came nearly a year after DoorDash unveiled its delivery robot and reflects its increasing interest in building automation in-house. (via The Robot Report)Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:06:18 GMThttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/973099/zoox-amazon-nhtsa-robotaxi-approvalhttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/973099/zoox-amazon-nhtsa-robotaxi-approvalZoox just got permission to charge for robotaxi rides in its boxy, steering-wheel-less vehicles. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has granted the Amazon-owned Zoox a temporary exemption, allowing it to deploy up to 2,500 vehicles annually over the next two years, as reported earlier by Reuters. The NHTSA's decision exempts Zoox from rules requiring… (via The Verge)Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:35:43 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/zoox-clears-final-federal-hurdle-to-launch-paid-robotaxi-service/https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/zoox-clears-final-federal-hurdle-to-launch-paid-robotaxi-service/Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for rides in its custom-built robotaxi. (via TechCrunch)Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:09:03 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/waymo-robotaxis-are-starting-to-return-to-freeways/https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/waymo-robotaxis-are-starting-to-return-to-freeways/The freeway pause — and its restart — comes amid increased scrutiny into Waymo and other robotaxi operators, particularly over how these self-driving vehicles behave in certain high-traffic situations and around emergency responders. (via TechCrunch)Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:50:57 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/waymo-robotaxi-operators-face-fresh-scrutiny-over-emergency-response-failures/https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/waymo-robotaxi-operators-face-fresh-scrutiny-over-emergency-response-failures/Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-California ) has proposed a bill that would direct federal regulators to establish minimum national safety standards for autonomous vehicle operators. (via TechCrunch)Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:06:33 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/lyft-and-baidu-enter-londons-robotaxi-battleground-as-testing-begins/https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/lyft-and-baidu-enter-londons-robotaxi-battleground-as-testing-begins/Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles will be available on Freenow, the mobility network that Lyft acquired in 2025. (via TechCrunch)Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/waymo-reportedly-mulling-a-breakup-with-uber/https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/waymo-reportedly-mulling-a-breakup-with-uber/The contract between the two companies ends in May 2028, Uber told TechCrunch. (via TechCrunch)Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:43:35 GMThttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/970003/tesla-robotaxi-mileage-waymo-cities-earnings-muskhttps://www.theverge.com/transportation/970003/tesla-robotaxi-mileage-waymo-cities-earnings-muskIn an earnings call yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk did his best to paint a positive portrait of the company's robotaxi program. New cities are being added, more miles are being driven, and more people are experiencing Tesla's unsupervised vehicles. But Musk's typical bullishness seemed to be absent from the call, as the occasional trillionaire sought to temper expectations about the program's… (via The Verge)Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:09:31 GMThttps://spectrum.ieee.org/invisible-spinning-dronehttps://spectrum.ieee.org/invisible-spinning-droneThere are many words that I would never, ever use to describe a drone. Stealthy. Subtle. Whatever the opposite of obnoxious is. Much of this is because of the giant angry bee sound that drones tend to make, but it’s also the way that they look in flight: With uncannily linear movements and an even less canny ability to hover perfectly still, they tend to draw the eye as affronts to nature. In a… (via IEEE Spectrum)Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:09:21 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/the-first-american-autonomous-ground-vehicles-are-fighting-in-ukraine/https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/the-first-american-autonomous-ground-vehicles-are-fighting-in-ukraine/Forterra has deployed more than 100 of its self-driving ATVs in conflict zones in Ukraine. (via TechCrunch)Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://www.cggonzalez.com/blog/index.htmlhttps://www.cggonzalez.com/blog/index.html (via Hacker News)Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:22:15 GMThttps://spectrum.ieee.org/robot-emotions-visual-language-modelshttps://spectrum.ieee.org/robot-emotions-visual-language-modelsThis article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. As robots advance in terms of dexterity and other physical capabilities, it becomes more likely that humans may find themselves working alongside them. If that happens, how will robots’ emotional capabilities need to advance for them to successfully work with people? In a recent study, researchers… (via IEEE Spectrum)Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:01 GMT