Autonomous Vehicles
The Tipping Point: Waymo’s Ridership Explodes Tenfold
Waymo's weekly paid robotaxi trips have surged tenfold in less than two years, signaling a major shift in public acceptance and commercial viability for autonomous transport.
Thomas Mueller
Physical AI
Into the Omniverse: Virtual Worlds Powering the Physical AI Era
NVIDIA is leveraging its Omniverse platform to bridge the gap between digital simulation and the physical world, creating a feedback loop where AI learns in virtual environments before deployment.
The Un-Engineering Lens
When Machines Remember Cheaper: How Google’s TurboQuant Rewrites the Economics of Physical AI
On Tuesday, Google Research dropped a quiet bombshell. TurboQuant — a training-free compression algorithm that shrinks the key-value (KV) cache of large AI models by 6x and accelerates inference by up to 8x — sent memory chip stocks tumbling within hours. SK Hynix, Samsung, Micron: all fell sharply. The internet, with its
ADAS
Vision Under Fire: Feds Upgrade Probe into Tesla’s FSD Performance in Low Visibility
The NHTSA has escalated its investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software following concerns about its performance during low-visibility conditions.
SDV
Software-First: Volkswagen and XPeng’s ID.UNYX 08 Redefines the Connected SUV
Volkswagen and XPeng have unveiled the ID.UNYX 08, a fully connected electric SUV that represents a new milestone in software-defined vehicle collaboration for the Chinese market.
Autonomous Vehicles
The Badge vs. The Bot: Emergency Responders Forced to Seize Control of Robotaxis
Waymo's robotaxis are facing new real-world challenges as first responders are increasingly forced to manually intervene and move autonomous vehicles during active crime scenes and emergency situations.
Physical AI
Into the Omniverse: How Virtual Worlds are Training the Physical AI Era
NVIDIA is utilizing its Omniverse platform to bridge the gap between digital twins and reality, creating high-fidelity virtual environments where Physical AI models can be trained and validated before deployment into the real world.
ADAS
ADAS Under the Microscope: Federal Regulators Pressure Tesla Over Low-Visibility Failures
NHTSA is intensifying its investigation into Tesla’s 'Full Self-Driving' (Supervised) software following reports of failures in low-visibility conditions. The probe focuses on the effectiveness of Tesla's vision-only ADAS approach in fog, rain, and sun glare.
SDV
Uber and Rivian’s $1.25B Bet on the Future of Software-Defined Robotaxis
Uber and Rivian have announced a $1.25 billion partnership to develop dedicated robotaxis based on the R2 platform. The deal positions Rivian as a primary hardware provider for Uber's future autonomous ride-hailing network.
Autonomous Vehicles
The Human Override: Why First Responders Are Getting Behind the Wheel of Waymos
Waymo’s robotaxis are facing a new hurdle: the need for human intervention. TechCrunch reports that first responders have had to physically take control of and move Waymo vehicles at active crime scenes and emergency sites.
SDV
The SDV Platform War Just Escalated: Google, Eclipse, Applied Intuition, and the Mixed-Criticality Gap
On March 24, Google dropped what may be the most consequential announcement in the software-defined vehicle space this year. Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles — AAOS SDV — extends Google’s open-source automotive platform from infotainment deep into the vehicle architecture: body control, instrument cluster, core compute, cameras, mirrors, telemetry, and
Physical AI
How Disaggregated Compute, Data Flywheels, and VLA Models Are Rewriting the Rules of Autonomous Defense
On March 23, 2026, Sikorsky delivered the U.S. Army’s first UH-60MX Black Hawk fully integrated with the MATRIX™ autonomy suite—a fly-by-wire, optionally piloted helicopter capable of executing missions with no crew aboard. That same month, Anduril locked in a $20 billion, ten-year enterprise contract for its Lattice