Vol. 266 | 2026.01.20

Category	Company	Article
LiDAR Sensor	AEye, Vueron	AEye Expands OPTIS™ Perception Ecosystem by Signing Strategic Partnership with Vueron
Autonomous Trucking	Plus AI, IVECO	PlusAI Launches Southern Europe’s First Autonomous Trucking Program with IVECO
Autonomous Driving	Hyundai	Hyundai is launching its own 100% driverless taxi fleet in Las Vegas this year
Autonomous Trucking	Aurora, McLeod	Aurora Driver Now Integrated Into McLeod Software Platform
LiDAR Sensor	RoboSense	RoboSense accelerates robot sensing push as LiDAR shipments surge in 2025

The collaboration expands OPTIS™ into a full-stack 3D visual awareness system combining lidar hardware and perception software.
AEye’s Apollo lidar delivers long-range object detection of up to 1 kilometer, enabling advanced sensing at extended distances.
Vueron’s dynamic perception software provides real-time 3D detection and analysis for moving vehicles and complex environments.
The integrated solution targets automotive ADAS and autonomous driving applications with scalable performance.
The partnership also extends OPTIS™ use cases into intelligent transportation systems, mining, rail safety, and perimeter security.
AEye positions OPTIS™ as a multi-market platform spanning automotive, infrastructure, transportation, and safety sectors.
Both companies emphasize software-defined sensing as a key enabler for scalable autonomy and infrastructure intelligence.

The program marks the first Level 4 autonomous truck deployment in Southern Europe, launched in collaboration with Sesé and the Government of Aragon.
PlusAI and IVECO will develop two IVECO S-Way trucks integrated with PlusAI’s SuperDrive™ virtual driver.
The trucks will begin multi-year testing in 2026 on freight routes between Madrid and Zaragoza, covering approximately 300 km.
All trial operations will include a safety operator on board throughout the testing period.
The project builds on years of joint Level 2+ and Level 4 research between PlusAI and Iveco Group.
IVECO positions vehicle automation as a core pillar of its ADAS and ADS technology strategy.
The announcement follows PlusAI’s planned public listing via a business combination with Churchill Capital Corp IX.

Motional revealed at CES 2026 that it aims to begin commercial robotaxi operations by the end of 2026.
The service will operate in Las Vegas in partnership with a major ride-hailing network.
Motional will deploy Ioniq 5-based robotaxis equipped with sensors, AI software, and hardware co-developed with Hyundai.
The initiative positions Hyundai among a small group of automakers pursuing in-house robotaxi development.
Hyundai continues to invest in autonomy despite industry setbacks such as GM’s Cruise shutdown and the closure of Argo AI.
Motional leadership emphasized Hyundai’s long-term commitment to robotics, autonomy, and AI.
The company views robotaxi services as the first large-scale path to real-world autonomous mobility.

The integration was delivered ahead of schedule and is now available to eligible McLeod TMS customers.
Carriers can book, tender, and manage autonomous freight directly within existing McLeod TMS workflows.
The approach eliminates the need for separate systems, embedding autonomous trucking into daily operations.
Dispatchers can access real-time vehicle location data and automated shipment status updates from Aurora Driver.
McLeod Software positions the integration as an industry first, placing autonomous capacity directly into customers’ hands.
Aurora views the integration as a step toward moving autonomous trucking from standalone technology to an operational service.
Russell Transport has already adopted the integration, demonstrating early carrier use of autonomous freight through McLeod’s platform.

RoboSense retained the top position in the robot LiDAR segment, reflecting rapid market expansion and strengthening leadership in robot perception.
The company deployed multiple flagship LiDAR products at scale, including the E1 Gen2 solid-state LiDAR, Safety Airy 3D safety LiDAR, and ultra-compact Airy Lite.
At CES 2026, RoboSense partnered with NAVIMOW to unveil the Navimow i2 LiDAR lawn-mowing robot, integrating E1R hardware to improve navigation and obstacle avoidance.
Leading robotics developers such as AgiBot, Noetix Robotics, NEURA, and KMAMMOTION adopted RoboSense LiDAR as their core sensing solution.
RoboSense showcased an embodied intelligence “delivery assistant” robot capable of fully autonomous, long-range tasks without human intervention.
During CES 2026, the robot executed over 4,000 actions across 20 hours with near-perfect success, demonstrating robustness and task generalization.
The system runs on RoboSense’s VTLA-3D end-to-end action foundation model and a full-stack AI platform spanning perception, decision-making, and execution.
Since adopting an “AI plus robotics” strategy in early 2025, RoboSense has expanded its technology stack across chips, hardware, and algorithms.

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