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Ford and Honda power back into Formula 1

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 23, 2026 | Electrification, Motorsports

The new 2026 Formula 1 rules are bringing simplified hybrid power units that are getting 50% of their power electrically and are being made more road-relevant to attract returning entrants like Honda, powering Aston Martin, and Ford, partnering with Red Bull to create Red Bull Ford Powertrains.

All-in on the Indy Autonomous Challenge

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 25, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Simulation, Software, Testing, Vehicles

At the CES 2021 racecar reveal, a number of events highlighted the support behind the global student competition meant to advance autonomous vehicles and excite the best and brightest university students from around the world.

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: Red Bull Racing RB22 front.

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

: Trinity head on at CES 2026.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive door panel lighting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

: Karma with Factorial battery cells.

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

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

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

: Komatsu HD605-10 truck being loaded by WA700.

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

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

: Wayve AV with Qualcomm ADAS-AV compute.

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

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

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

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

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

: Trinity rear wheel and suspension detail.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive front trunk.

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

: Cadillac F1 test livery rear side view.

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

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

: A peek at the Trinity interior user interface.

: Astro Mechanica supersonic airframe design render.

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

: Xiaomi Vision GT rear.

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

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

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

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

: Carbon Robotics’ autonomous tractor kit.

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

: Ferrari Luce driver view.

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

: Xiaomi Vision GT interior.

: BMW i3 50 xDrive rear seating.

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

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

: Huang explains agents and OpenClaw at Nvidia GTC.

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

: Genesis X Skorpio Concept front side from above.

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

: BMW i3 50 xDrive design sketches.

: Xiaomi Vision GT side.

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

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

: The Trinity has two rear drive wheels.

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

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

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

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

: BMW i3 50 xDrive rear side view.

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

: Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo wheel detail.

: McMurtry’s Spéirling Pure electric fan hypercar.

: Pronto introduced AHS Editions in February.

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

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

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