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SiFly Raises $20M Series A To Scale U.S. Q12 Drone Production — Aug 29, 2026 — Long-endurance drone maker SiFly Aviation closed a $20 million Series A led by Shield Capital to expand U.S. production of its record-setting Q12 airc...Waymo and Uber Quietly End Their Robotaxi Tie-Up in Phoenix — Jun 29, 2026 — Waymo and Uber have ended their nearly three-year robotaxi partnership in Phoenix, with Waymo folding the vehicles back into its own fleet as the two...CaoCao and K2 to Launch First Abu Dhabi Robotaxi Fleet in 2026 — Jun 26, 2026 — CaoCao has signed a strategic agreement with Abu Dhabi government-owned AI firm K2 to deploy its first UAE robotaxi fleet, with testing in Abu Dhabi s...Avride Crosses 60,000 Uber Trips In Dallas As Robotaxi Service Doubles Footprint — Jun 13, 2026 — Avride says its autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5 fleet has completed more than 60,000 passenger trips on Uber in Dallas and logged 1.3 million autonomous mi...Indian Railways Cleared To Run India's First Indigenous Hydrogen Train Jind-Sonipat — Jun 13, 2026 — Indian Railways has approved pilot operations of a 10-coach broad-gauge hydrogen fuel cell trainset with 2,400 kW of propulsion on the Jind-Sonipat co...Tesla Files Nevada Permit For Up To 5,000 Robotaxis In Las Vegas — Jun 13, 2026 — Tesla Robotaxi, LLC has applied for an Autonomous Vehicle Network Company permit covering Clark County, requesting authority to deploy as many as 5,00...Tesla Expands Unsupervised Robotaxi To Entire Austin Metro Area — Jun 5, 2026 — Tesla expanded its unsupervised Robotaxi geofence to cover the entire Austin metro area on June 3, 2026, more than doubling its previous 245-square-mi...Aurora and Volvo Launch 200-Mile Dallas–Oklahoma City Autonomous Truck Route — Jun 2, 2026 — Aurora Innovation and Volvo Autonomous Solutions have launched a new 200-mile Dallas–Oklahoma City autonomous freight route, expanding their joint net...FAA Locks Down 'No Drone Zones' Over All 11 FIFA World Cup 2026 U.S. Stadiums — May 31, 2026 — The FAA, DHS and DOJ have established temporary flight restrictions covering every U.S. host stadium, fan event, team hotel and base camp for FIFA Wor...Dongfeng 400kW Fuel Cell Passes 10,000-Hour Durability Test — May 30, 2026 — Dongfeng Motor's 400kW "Dongfeng Hydrogen Core" fuel cell stack has become the first metal bipolar plate stack in China to clear a 10,000-hour nationa...Waymo Unveils Ojai Robotaxi, Built on Geely Zeekr Platform — May 29, 2026 — Waymo's new Ojai minivan, built with Geely's Zeekr unit, debuts the company's sixth-generation Driver and will offer free public rides in San Francisc...Pony AI Lifts 2026 Robotaxi Fleet Target to 3,500 — May 27, 2026 — Pony AI raised its year-end robotaxi fleet goal to more than 3,500 vehicles after first-quarter robotaxi revenue jumped 395% year-on-year.XPENG Rolls Out First Mass-Produced Level 4 Robotaxi — May 26, 2026 — XPENG has begun rolling out its first mass-produced Robotaxi from Guangzhou — a Level 4 vehicle built on full-stack in-house engineering, with four Tu...Waymo Halts Freeway Robotaxi Rides in Four Cities — May 23, 2026 — Waymo suspended freeway robotaxi service in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Miami while it improves how its vehicles handle highway constructi...Parallel Systems Raises $100M for Autonomous Freight Trains — May 22, 2026 — Autonomous freight startup Parallel Systems has raised about $100M, testing self-driving electric rail cars in Georgia with Genesee & Wyoming.Waymo Pauses Robotaxi Service in 4 Cities Over Flooding — May 22, 2026 — Waymo halted robotaxi rides in Atlanta, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston after its self-driving cars repeatedly drove into flooded roads during severe...New Safety Framework Targets Connected Robot and Vehicle Networks — Apr 7, 2026 — Researchers develop comprehensive framework to secure vehicle-to-vehicle communication and autonomous robot networks against cyber threats.