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Malaysia has deployed a driverless cargo vehicle for operation on urban public roads, marking an early commercial autonomous freight deployment in Southeast Asia. The move positions Malaysia among regional governments testing AVs for logistics, though the sparse report leaves vehicle type and operating scale unclear.
Tesla aims to begin selling Cybercab robotaxis by the end of the year despite an ongoing federal investigation into its driver-assistance systems. The target underscores Tesla's push to commercialize purpose-built autonomous vehicles, though the probe poses regulatory risk to its robotaxi timeline.
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Slovenia approved regulations permitting hands-off driving for vehicles equipped with certified self-driving systems, becoming one of the first European countries to formalize Level 2-plus and higher automation on public roads. The framework gives automakers a legal pathway to deploy advanced driver assistance and autonomous features, potentially influencing EU-wide harmonization efforts.
Tesla has delayed its unsupervised Full Self-Driving rollout to Q2 2027, and the capability will initially be geofenced to Robotaxi operating zones. The timeline shift signals that Tesla's driverless deployment is progressing more slowly than previously communicated, narrowing the scope of its near-term commercial robotaxi ambitions.
Waymo expanded its driverless ride-hailing service to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, allowing passengers to hail autonomous vehicles for airport trips. The move extends Waymo's commercial airport operations beyond Phoenix and San Francisco, signaling growing integration of robotaxis with major transportation hubs in the US.
Tesla named additional cities for its Robotaxi service and released data on miles driven and safety metrics. Publishing operational and safety figures gives Tesla public benchmarks for its robotaxi program as it expands beyond its initial Austin market and faces scrutiny over driverless safety performance.
Mercedes will launch MB.Drive Assist Pro in a German city before Tesla, after pausing its Level 3 Drive Pilot in January 2026 and as BMW dropped its own Level 3 system. The shift from conditional automation to broader assisted driving shows automakers retreating from Level 3 while Germany's KBA still reviews Tesla's FSD file.
Lucid will supply 25,000 robotaxis to Bolt running on Nvidia's self-driving software stack. The deal pairs a US EV maker, a European ride-hail platform and Nvidia's AV compute, expanding Nvidia's footprint in robotaxi fleets and giving Bolt a path to driverless service in European cities.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a regulatory exemption enabling autonomous truck operations, relaxing certain commercial motor carrier rules for self-driving freight vehicles. The decision removes a key compliance barrier for autonomous trucking developers seeking to scale driverless freight on US highways, accelerating commercialization timelines for the sector.
London robotaxi trials are drawing protests from drivers citing safety and job-loss concerns. The backlash signals organized resistance to autonomous deployment in the UK capital, where ride-hail drivers see robotaxis as a direct threat to livelihoods and are pressing regulators before wider commercial rollout.
Kodiak Robotics and Charger launched a 435-mile autonomous trucking lane in Texas. The long-haul route expands commercial driverless freight operations in one of the most active US states for autonomous trucking, signaling continued progress toward scalable hub-to-hub autonomous logistics.
A Tesla Cybercab test vehicle struck a pothole on Austin streets, prompting scrutiny of the robotaxi prototype's sensor suite and perception capabilities. The incident raises questions about Tesla's camera-only approach to autonomy as it prepares to launch commercial robotaxi operations in Texas, where safety validation remains a key regulatory and public trust concern.
Lucid confirmed another shipment of Uber-Nuro robotaxi vehicles is headed to the Bay Area. The delivery advances the Uber-Nuro autonomous ride-hail partnership using Lucid's electric platform, expanding robotaxi testing and deployment capacity in one of the largest US autonomous vehicle markets.
Chery unveiled a factory-built Level 4 robotaxi and a 1,000km-range eVTOL at its Global Innovation Conference in Wuhu. The Chinese automaker is extending car technology into robotaxis, robots and electric aviation, signaling that Chinese OEMs are positioning themselves across multiple autonomous mobility segments.
German regulators required Tesla to rename its Full Self-Driving feature to Assisted Driving, ruling the original branding misrepresents the system's actual capabilities. The action reflects growing European regulatory pressure on Tesla's marketing of driver assistance technology and sets a precedent for stricter labeling enforcement across the EU.
Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to San Antonio, Texas, deploying its baby-blue vehicles in the city. The expansion adds another Texas market to Waymo's growing U.S. footprint, where it already operates in Austin, and reflects the company's strategy of scaling driverless ride-hailing across the state.
Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University identified a cross-domain cyberattack risk in electric vehicle charging navigation systems, where manipulation of charging route or station data can propagate between transportation and power systems. The flaw affects EV charging navigation and the integration layer linking charging services to grid infrastructure. As EV adoption grows, such cross-domain attacks could disrupt charging availability or grid load balance. The findings call for hardened validation of charging data and secure system integration before broader deployment.
A Tesla driver told the California Highway Patrol he was asleep when his vehicle, operating on Full Self-Driving (Supervised), struck a parked CHP cruiser on I-80 in California. The crash echoes prior NHTSA scrutiny of Teslas striking stationary emergency vehicles and adds to regulatory pressure on driver-monitoring and supervised FSD safeguards.
A driverless Renault bus is circulating in Barcelona during a testing phase. The trial places autonomous shuttle technology on Spanish public roads and contributes to European efforts to validate driverless public transit in urban environments before potential commercial deployment.
Kodiak Robotics reported its Kodiak Driver system ran 64 consecutive days on an unsupervised driverless truck, setting a new uptime record for the company. The milestone demonstrates sustained reliability of driverless Class 8 trucking operations without human intervention, a key benchmark as autonomous freight moves toward commercial scale.
Waymo announced plans to launch autonomous ride-hailing in Madrid next year, marking the company's expansion into Spain. The deployment extends Waymo's European footprint beyond its existing markets and signals growing competition among robotaxi operators to establish international presence in major cities.
Tesla released software update 2026.38.5.10 containing FSD 14.3 Lite and 14.3.13, with official release notes published by Not a Tesla App. The incremental FSD rollout reflects Tesla's continued over-the-air iteration of its supervised driving stack across its fleet.
China proposed uniform national rules for automated driving indicator lights, targeting a 2028 roll-out, according to CnEVPost. Standardizing signaling requirements across provinces would give automakers a single compliance target and support broader deployment of higher-level automated driving in the world's largest EV market.
Hyundai Motor and Kia announced plans to launch Level 4 autonomous truck trials in South Korea. The trials target high-level driverless freight operations, positioning the Korean automakers in the competitive autonomous trucking sector alongside global players developing self-driving logistics technology.