News
LatestBerkshire-owned distribution giant to deploy driverless big rigs across U.S. Sun Belt
Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary McLane is planning to deploy self-driving trucking technology from Aurora Innovation on routes in Texas and across the U.S. Sun Belt by the end of the year, expanding on an autonomous freight pilot...
Technology
LatestNew silicon-photonics lidar chip widens autonomous vehicle vision without moving parts
MIT researchers have developed a new silicon-photonics chip design that could make lidar systems smaller, tougher, and more accurate. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/mit-silicon-photonics-lidar-chip ...
Policy & Regulation
LatestUN Regulation and GTR on Automated Driving Systems: Current State of Play
Developed in parallel to ensure harmonized technical requirements across jurisdictions, the UNR and GTR are expected to be adopted at the 199th WP.29 session in June 2026. UN Regulation and GTR on Automated Driving Systems:...
Finance
LatestAres backs $100m funding for self-driving truck firm Kodiak
Kodiak AI, a US self-driving truck company, raised US$100 million by selling shares at US$6.50 each with warrants priced as low as US$6. ...
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Markets
LatestWaymo’s $16B round drives private equity investment surge in autonomous vehicles
Global private equity investment in autonomous vehicles in the first four months of 2026 surged to its highest level in at least 10 years, led by an outsize funding round for self-driving car company Waymo LLC. ...
Perspective
LatestIs the robotaxi revolution ever coming?
Earlier in April, Tesla announced the expansion of its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston. During the company’s first-quarter earnings call, Elon Musk said he hoped to have robotaxis and driverless vehicles in “a dozen or...
Infrastructure
LatestRivian Boosts Georgia Plant to 300K for R2 and Uber Robotaxi
Rivian is scaling its Georgia plant to 300K vehicles/year for the affordable R2 platform, with plans to supply up to 50K robotaxis to Uber. https://tarantas.news/en/posts/id27639-rivian-georgia-factory-now-300k-for-r2-robotaxi...
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Knowledge Center
LatestRecent developments of automated vehicles and local policy implications
The last few years have seen significant developments in automated vehicle (AV) technologies and their commercialization. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44333-026-00095-3
Webinars & Videos
LatestWayve CEO on Tesla, Waymo, future of self-driving cars
Wayve CEO Alex Kendall explains end-to-end autonomous driving, how Wayve’s approach differs from those of Tesla and Waymo, and why artificial intelligence licensing could scale fastest....
Interviews
LatestTrimble discusses the key trends driving location technologies
My responsibility as strategic marketing manager for automotive at Trimble is to make sure the company provides the necessary satellite navigation technology to enable the L3 and beyond autonomy roadmap....
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