Vol. 242 | 2025.08.05
| Category | Company | Article |
|---|---|---|
| LiDAR | Vueron Technology | Vueron Technology and Smart Radar System expands strategic collaboration to accelerate sensor fusion innovation |
| Self-driving | Waymo | Waymo plans to bring its robotaxi service to Dallas in 2026 |
| Autonomous trucking | Gatik | Gatik unveils Arena: Next-generation simulation platform to accelerate commercialization of its autonomous trucking solution |
| Autonomous trucking | Aurora | Aurora’s autonomous trucks are now driving at night |
| Self-driving | WeRide | WeRide expanding Robotaxis to six countries |
Vueron Technology and Smart Radar System
expands strategic collaboration to accelerate
sensor fusion innovation
📌 Vueron Technology partners with Smart Radar System to advance LiDAR-radar fusion for next-generation mobility solutions.
- Vueron Technology signed an MOU with Smart Radar System to collaborate on sensor fusion R&D and business opportunities.
- Vueron Technology leads in AI-based LiDAR cognitive solutions (‘VueOne’, ‘VueTwo’) and recently launched ‘VueX’, AI integration platform on AWS Marketplace.
- Smart Radar System specializes in 4D imaging radar with proven applications in autonomous driving, robotics, and agricultural machinery.
- The partnership aims to enhance cognitive technology for future mobility markets, including autonomous driving, smart infrastructure, and robotics.
- Both companies will combine LiDAR’s high precision with radar’s environmental robustness to improve detection accuracy and environmental adaptability.
- The companies will jointly develop solutions for OEMs, Global Tier 1 suppliers, and multiple industries.
- The collaboration will commercialize optimal LiDAR-radar convergence, creating new opportunities across the mobility industry.
Waymo plans to bring its robotaxi service
to Dallas in 2026
📌 Waymo will expand its robotaxi service to Dallas in 2026 with Avis managing its fleet, building on its autonomous driving milestones.
- Waymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in Dallas in 2026, adding to its prospective markets including Miami and Washington, D.C.
- Avis Budget Group will manage Waymo’s Dallas fleet through a new partnership, aiming to expand its mobility ecosystem role.
- Waymo is already testing Jaguar I-PACE EVs with its Level 4 Waymo Driver system in downtown Dallas.
- Passengers will hail driverless rides via the Waymo app, as in other markets where Uber integration is optional.
- Waymo currently conducts over 250,000 paid weekly trips in cities such as Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco.
- The Waymo Driver has logged over 100 million autonomous miles on public roads and is testing in more than 10 cities, including New York and Philadelphia.
- Alphabet’s Other Bets segment now includes autonomous transportation services revenue.
Gatik unveils Arena:
Next-generation simulation platform to accelerate
commercialization of its autonomous trucking solution
📌Gatik unveils Arena simulation platform with Nvidia to accelerate safe, scalable autonomous freight deployment.
- Gatik launched Arena, its next-generation simulation platform for developing and validating autonomous vehicle systems, built in-house and tailored to its freight-only operations.
- Arena generates photorealistic, controllable synthetic data to address the limitations of real-world data collection, enabling safe simulation of rare and high-risk driving scenarios.
- The platform integrates Nvidia Cosmos World Foundation Models to create ultra-high-fidelity, physics-informed digital environments for AV training and validation.
- Features include photorealistic neural rendering, scenario editing, sensor-accurate outputs across LiDAR, radar, and cameras, and closed-loop simulation for full autonomy stack testing.
- Arena supports complex conditions such as adverse weather, unpredictable road users, challenging road geometry, dynamic road changes, and sensor failures.
- The simulation-first approach reduces costly, time-intensive on-road testing and accelerates safe, scalable commercialization for partners like Kroger, Tyson Foods, and Loblaw.
- Gatik’s collaboration with Nvidia also includes using Nvidia DRIVE AGX with DRIVE Thor SoC for its next-generation autonomous trucks.
Aurora’s autonomous trucks are now driving at night
📌Aurora expands Sunbelt driverless trucking, validating night and rain operations to enable longer routes and large-scale deployment.
- Aurora Innovation aims to expand its driverless trucking network across the U.S. Sunbelt, serving customers like Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines.
- The company operates three commercial driverless trucks between Dallas and Houston, logging over 20,000 driverless miles by June 2025, with human observers onboard.
- Aurora opened a Phoenix terminal and is piloting a 15-hour Fort Worth–Phoenix route, with terminals positioned close to highways for efficient access.
- Nighttime operation capability, enabled by proprietary lidar detecting up to 450 meters, allows extended trips beyond human driver federal limits.
- Aurora is working to validate rain operation by year-end, with safety protocols to pull trucks off the road during adverse weather until validation is complete.
- Plans include scaling to tens of driverless trucks by end-2025 and hundreds by end-2026, aiming for long-haul routes from Miami to California.
- Q2 2025 revenue was $1M against a $201M net loss, highlighting the need for scaling and operational efficiency for profitability.
WeRide expanding Robotaxis to six countries
📌WeRide secures Saudi Arabia’s first AV approval, expanding its global Robotaxi footprint with Uber partnership and record-breaking growth.
- WeRide received the first-ever autonomous driving approval in Saudi Arabia, becoming the only company with licensed AV products in six countries.
- The license allows nationwide Robotaxi operations, with pilot services in Riyadh in partnership with Uber and AiDriver.
- A full-scale commercial Robotaxi launch with Uber is planned for late 2025, accessible via the Uber app.
- WeRide also operates Robobuses and Robosweepers in Saudi Arabia, diversifying revenue streams and supporting Vision 2030 smart city goals.
- Beyond Saudi Arabia, the WeRide-Uber Robotaxi fleet in Abu Dhabi has tripled since December 2024, covering about 50% of the city’s core area.
- Q2 2025 revenue grew 60.8% year-on-year to $17.8M, with Robotaxi revenue surging 836.7% to a record high.
- The GXR Robotaxi, powered by Nvidia Drive AGX Thor HPC 3.0, sets new benchmarks for scalable, high-performance autonomous driving.
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