Bedrock Robotics Secures Massive Funding for Job Sites Bedrock Robotics has officially closed a massive $600 million Series C funding round, pushing the autonomous vehicle startup to a $4.1 billion valuation. Co-led by prominent venture firms CapitalG and Emergence Capital, the injection arrives just two months after the company transitioned its self-driving excavators out of … Read more
NHTSA Proposes Cyan Lighting Rules For Autonomous Vehicles Federal safety regulators are tackling the complex challenge of regulating autonomous vehicles on public roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently introduced a proposal establishing new exterior lighting requirements. Specifically, the agency suggests using cyan-colored lights to signal when autonomous vehicles operate without a human driver … Read more
Uber Deploys Driverless Robotaxis on European Roads Without Safety Operators Uber has officially launched driverless robotaxis in Zagreb, Croatia, marking a major milestone for autonomous transit across the continent. Because the company partnered with local service operator Verne and Chinese artificial intelligence firm Pony.ai, the service is expanding faster than many industry observers originally expected. … Read more
Waymo robotaxis target new international territory Alphabet’s self-driving division, Waymo robotaxis, is officially expanding into Canada after securing approval to join Ontario’s automated vehicle pilot program. However, the enterprise is not launching a commercial passenger service immediately. Instead, the firm plans to follow its established global playbook by starting with manual mapping before progressing toward … Read more
Autonomous vehicles have ushered in a new transportation era that could revolutionize how we travel forever. Self-driving cars with advanced sensors and AI can navigate and make decisions without human input. So, how do autonomous vehicles work? Automatic vehicles collect data about their surroundings using cameras, radar, and sensors. Next, complex algorithms examine this data … Read more
