Cadillac and Audi get closer to Formula 1 launch
The Cadillac Formula 1 Team unveiled special test livery, and the Audi Revolut F1 Team announced its first power unit fire-up, as both new competitors look to succeed in the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, which sees its biggest regulation overhaul in history including more electrification.
Caterpillar unveils AI-powered future and what’s next in construction autonomy
At CES 2026, the construction machine giant showed its new Cat AI Assistant and an expanded collaboration with Nvidia aimed at accelerating an AI-enabled future as the company previewed five autonomous machine categories for safe and reliable operations in complex construction environments.
Hesai plans to double lidar production capacity this year
At CES 2026, the company said its annual production capacity will reach over 4 million units in 2026, driven by accelerating demand for automotive ADAS and robotics and enabled by what it claims is the world’s first fully developed in-house digital single-photon platform.
Qualcomm signs big deal to power next-generation Volkswagen SDV driving experiences
The partners have signed a Letter of Intent to deploy advanced infotainment and connectivity capabilities powered by Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions within Volkswagen Group’s software-defined vehicle architecture developed through its RV Tech joint venture with Rivian Automotive.
Kodiak makes deal with Bosch to scale autonomous trucking platform
Announced at CES 2026, with a truck on display at the Bosch booth, the partners will collaborate on a production-grade, redundant platform that integrates the hardware, firmware, and software interfaces required to bring Kodiak’s AI-powered driver to autonomous trucks at scale.
Nvidia announces new open-source models and expanded AV developments
At CES 2026, the AI powerhouse released an open-reasoning VLA Alpamayo family of open AI models designed to tackle long-tail AV challenges, announced an expanded Drive Hyperion ecosystem, and said the ADAS in the Mercedes-Benz CLA signals the broader rollout of its full-stack software across the industry.
NXP launches platform with ‘super-integration’ capabilities to address auto complexities
The S32N7 automotive processor series is said to transform vehicles into intelligent edge devices by centralizing software and data across all vehicle domains, solving complexity, and unlocking AI-powered vehicle capabilities.
Qualcomm celebrates Snapdragon advances at CES
At CES 2026, the company is rolling out a number of significant new advancements for its automotive business, primarily around the company’s Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Ride Elite automotive platforms, with the most significant examples involving partnerships with Leapmotor, LG Electronics, and ZF.
TI reveals new semiconductors for improved AI, perception, and networking
Helping automakers bring higher levels of autonomy to their entire fleet are a scalable high-performance compute SoC, a single-chip, eight-by-eight 4D imaging radar transceiver, and a new Ethernet networking physical layer device.
Valeo unveils advanced monitoring applications with Seeing Machines at CES
The demonstrations in Las Vegas this week include the Panovision head-up display with an adaptive warning system, a Safe InSight demonstration vehicle with a multi-layer approach to driver and interior monitoring, and SmartCluster helmet detection for two-wheelers.
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