Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
💰 Pony AI’s Valuation Hits $5.25 Billion After Nasdaq Debut.
😮 Baidu’s Supercheap Robotaxis Should Scare the Hell Out of the US. “And here’s the thing that should make U.S. competitors nervous: adopting a battery-swapping solution, the price for one individual RT6 is ‘under $30,000,’ Baidu CEO Robin Li said in an earnings call.”
🚘 May Mobility Expands Autonomous Vehicle Operations To Second US City. “May Mobility announced that its second driverless operation in the U.S., in Ann Arbor (Mich.). Testing driver-out in Ann Arbor is the next step toward expanding autonomous driver-out vehicle services commercially across the U.S. and Japan alongside key partners, including Toyota, NTT and Lyft.”
🚗 Lotus Chooses AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Provider for Connected and Automated Vehicles. “The automaker will use AWS to implement its Vision80 Strategy, a plan to transform the company into a global luxury technology brand by 2028.”
👍 Waymo’s Next Robotaxi City Will Be Miami. “Alphabet’s robotaxi service said it would launch in Miami in 2026.”
🚍 Torc Robotics Plans Dallas-Fort Worth, Ann Arbor Offices. “Daimler Truck self-driving subsidiary to shutter Albuquerque, Stuttgart ops.”
🤞 Uber May Use Tech From Chinese Autonomous-Driving Company Pony AI Outside the US. “Uber Technologies UBER 1.66%↑ is planning to put money into the technology company as Pony AI prepares for its initial public offering, sources familiar with the deal told Bloomberg.”
🌍 Baidu’s Apollo Autonomous Vehicles Granted License To Test in Hong Kong.
👍 Viasat Partners With 5GAA To Help Unlock Connected Vehicle Market. “Viasat VSAT 3.89%↑ has joined the 5GAA to enable connected transport applications like autonomous vehicles and predictive safety and maintenance.”
🚚 German Transport Authority Head Sees Driverless Lorries by 2027.
