Tag: AV

Nvidia gets heavy-duty support for Alpamayo, Drive Hyperion, and Halos

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 21, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Business Development, Commercial Vehicles, Startups, Trucking

Futurride highlights four of the most significant truck and bus announcements from the AI innovator’s GTC conference, from PlusAI, Kodiak, Gatik, and Tier IV, for AI models and simulation frameworks, physical AI datasets, autonomous driving platform and reference architectures, and AI safety.

Arm is latest partner revealed for Tensor’s ‘world’s first’ agentic AI robocar

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 26, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Business Development, Passenger Cars, Startups, Vehicles

The strategic collaboration will deliver the foundational compute architecture with the highest concentration of Arm technology in a consumer vehicle, joining other key partners announced before the car reaches the U.S., EU, and Middle East markets in 2026.

Nvidia announces new open-source models and expanded AV developments

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 5, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Semiconductors, Software

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.

Nvidia pushes forward with Uber, Lucid, Stellantis using new Level 4 AV architecture

Posted by Kevin Jost | Oct 28, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Software

At its GTC DC conference, Nvidia today announced it is partnering with Uber to scale the world’s largest Level 4-ready mobility network using the new Nvidia Drive AGX Hyperion 10 platform, while in new design wins, Lucid and Stellantis are leveraging the architecture to accelerate their Level 4 efforts.

TI enables vehicle autonomy advances with new lidar, clock, and radar chips

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 15, 2025 | Autonomy, Semiconductors, Sensors

Today, the company introduced an ‘industry-first’ high-speed, single-chip lidar laser driver that detects objects faster and more accurately than discrete solutions, bulk acoustic wave clocks that are 100 times more reliable than quartz-based clocks, and mmWave tech to enhance front and corner radar sensors.

Inside the development of Pebble’s flagship all-electric travel trailer

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 11, 2025 | Autonomy, Business Development, Design, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

The company’s CEO and CTO briefed Futurride on the company’s journey from concept to production of the Flow, which introduces a unique mix of advanced technology to the RV industry, combining a fully electric powertrain, supervised autonomy features, and “seamless” operation and connectivity.

Nodar and Leopard Imaging advance 3D stereo vision

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 24, 2025 | Autonomy, Off-Highway, Passenger Cars, Sensors, Trucking, Vehicles

Announced at Nvidia GTC 2025, the collaboration integrates Nodar’s Hammerhead software with Leopard Imaging’s GMSL2 cameras and Nvidia Drive AGX Orin compute to provide enhanced depth perception and point cloud generation at ranges significantly exceeding current market solutions.

Trimble teams with Qualcomm to deliver more precise AV positioning

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 13, 2025 | Autonomy, Infrastructure, Semiconductors, Sensors

Trimble’s ProPoint Go precise positioning engine will be integrated with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 to provide higher-level accuracy for ADAS and C-V2X applications, with the joint solution expected to be on the roads by 2028.

Waymo boosts efforts to bring autonomy to more riders

Posted by Kevin Jost | Nov 14, 2024 | Autonomy, Business Development, Manufacturing, Mobility Services

A recent funding round of $5.6 billion led by Alphabet will reinforce the company’s AV efforts that have included opening Waymo One to all riders in Los Angeles, partnering with Hyundai, developing a sixth-generation Driver, and researching an end-to-end multimodal model for autonomous driving.

Lyft enlists Mobileye, May Mobility, and Nexar to connect riders to AVs

Posted by Kevin Jost | Nov 6, 2024 | Autonomy, Business Development, Mobility Services

The rideshare company announced a new round of partnerships to connect AVs, drivers, riders, and partners to evolve its network as “millions of people will have the opportunity to earn billions of dollars whether they choose to drive, put their AVs into service, or both,” says its CEO.

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: A peek at the Trinity interior user interface.

: Synopsys says its new eDT platform can aid software-defined product development that enables physical AI systems.

: In January, Gatik started operating fully driverless trucks at scale for commercial deliveries.

: McMurtry’s Spéirling Pure electric fan hypercar.

: Red Bull Racing RB22 front.

: Huang says that Nvidia is world’s largest contributor to open-source AI.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive in new metallic M Le Castellet Blue.

: Xiaomi Vision GT side.

: Gatik’s Isuzu medium-duty trucks up close showing sensor array.

: Komatsu HD605-10 truck fitted with Smart Quarry Autonomous in action.

: Nvidia Drive AV on the Mercedes-Benz CLA helped it earn top Euro NCAP Award.

: The i3 interior features interesting lighting effects.

: Huang announced the enterprice-ready Nvidia NemoClaw Reference for OpenClaw.

: Motional last week launched Ioniq 5 robotaxi service on Uber’s network in Las Vegas.

: Karma with Factorial battery cells.

: Tensor Robocar at CES 2026.

: Komatsu HD605-10 truck being loaded by WA700.

: Caterpillar’s newest machines and technologies at CONEXPO 2026 Operator Stadium.

: BMW i3 front design features a reimagined and more horizontal BMW kidney grille and twin headlights.

: Xiaomi Vision GT rear.

: Carbon Robotics’ autonomous tractor kit.

: The Trinity has two rear drive wheels.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive rear seating.

: Trinity rear wheel and suspension detail.

: Trinity’s wheels aglow on the street at dusk.

: Carbon’s LaserWeeder G2 brings sub-millimeter weed control to more farms, crops, and soil types.

: CEO Ghazi announces agentic AI capabilities during Synopsys Converge 2026.

: An operator of the future by Teleo, a winner of the inaugural Hitachi Construction Machinery Challenge 2024.

: VisionLink is the flagship application of Cat’s tech portfolio.

: Teradar’s Summit is the “world’s first” terahertz vision sensor.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive rear side view.

: Will.i.am at CES 2026 holding core GPU and showing the Trinity vehicle.

: Cadillac F1 test livery rear side view.

: Trinity uses Nvidia’s DGX Spark as the “brains” for AI inference.

: The Trinity interior is accessed by a large, rear-hinged door.

: Three Trinities in the simulated city.

: The PlusAI and International Level 4 autonomous truck is powered by the Nvidia Drive AGX Hyperion platform.

: Huang explains agents and OpenClaw at Nvidia GTC.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive door panel lighting.

: Nvidia Drive Hyperion features the new Alpamayo 1.5 family of AI models.

: Cat autonomous construction machines include haul trucks, dozers, excavators, soil compactors, and loaders.

: Carbon Robotics’ Plant Profiles, shown here for spinach, enables the model to adapt in minutes.

: The Trinity uses two YASA P400R motors with up to 400 hp each.

: STMicro’s Steller P3E can enhance charging speed and efficiency in EVs.

: The Cat 745 articulated truck can be had with a complete Command feature set.

: Zoox robotaxis will be deployed with Uber in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

: Plus AI-equipped International Level 4 autonomous truck on the road.

: Last week, Wayve, Uber, and Nissan announced a robotaxi collaboration.

: Tensor’s Robocar at Nvidia’s CES 2026 exhibit.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive front trunk.

: Xiaomi Vision GT interior.

: Pronto introduced AHS Editions in February.

: With Synopsys, Honda is accelerating the migration of its CFD simulations from CPUs to GPUs.

: One of the defining features for the i3 is the BMW Panoramic iDrive providing a completely new experience.

: Kodiak’s mirror-mounted SensorPods are designed to keep vehicles moving and maximize uptime.

: Trinity head on at CES 2026.

: Teleo-equipped Hitachi ZW310 wheel loader in action.

: Kodiak’s Gen5 virtual driver combines advanced AI software with modular and vehicle-agnostic hardware.

: Helm.ai Vision software delivers urban perception for Level 2+ to Level 4 driving.

: Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder G2 lasers spinach in Yuma during daytime.

: Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo wheel detail.

: Ferrari Luce driver view.

: Hyundai Motor Group plans to integrate Nvidia AD technologies, supporting Level 2 and above systems.

: Astro Mechanica supersonic airframe design render.

: Wayve AV with Qualcomm ADAS-AV compute.

: Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s Founder and CEO, says that OpenClaw is the operating system for personal AI.

: NXP’s CoreRide Z248 eases 48-V E/E development.

: Genesis X Skorpio Concept front side from above.

: Qualcomm’s Anshuman Saxena and Wayve’s Alex Kendall discuss collaboration.

: PlusAI’s latest SuperDrive 6.0 unlocks night driving and construction zone handling.

: BMW i3’s rear features a nearly full width horizontal taillights in an L-shaped design.

: Tier IV and Isuzu are deploying Level 4 buses powered by Hyperion.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive design sketches.

: Volvo is accelerating innovation with vehicles like the electric EX60.

: Komatsu HD605-10 truck fitted with Smart Quarry Autonomous front closeup.

: Nvidia’s OpenShell provides tools for controlling autonomous agents in a trusted infrastructure policy layer, adding security in the environment.