Autonomous Vehicles articles in Robotics & Automation from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald Pipelinehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-imo-set-to-adopt-first-international-code-for-autonomous-ships-next-month-as-regulatory-race-accelerates/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-imo-set-to-adopt-first-international-code-for-autonomous-ships-next-month-as-regulatory-race-accelerates/The International Maritime Organization will vote on a non-mandatory MASS Code at its May 2026 session, establishing the first global regulatory framework for autonomous vessels as national regulators scramble to keep pace with commercial deployments.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:41:52 GMT3 verified sourcesAutonomous ShippingIMOMASS CodeMaritime RegulationCoast GuardMaritime Safetyhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/03-tesla-begins-cybercab-mass-production-at-giga-texas-as-safety-record-and-regulatory-path-remain-uncertain/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/03-tesla-begins-cybercab-mass-production-at-giga-texas-as-safety-record-and-regulatory-path-remain-uncertain/Tesla begins Cybercab mass production at Giga Texas, targeting one unit every ten seconds, as its Austin robotaxi service logs 14 crashes and operates fewer than ten unsupervised vehicles.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:48:27 GMT3 verified sourcesTeslaCybercabrobotaxiautonomous-vehiclesGiga-TexasNHTSAelectric-vehiclestransportationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/01-weride-and-grab-launch-singapores-first-public-robotaxi-service-opening-a-new-front-in-the-global-autonomous-vehicle-race/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/01-weride-and-grab-launch-singapores-first-public-robotaxi-service-opening-a-new-front-in-the-global-autonomous-vehicle-race/Chinese AV firm WeRide and Southeast Asian superapp Grab begin public autonomous rides in Singapore's Punggol district, marking the city-state's first driverless service open to everyday residents.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:06:48 GMT3 verified sourcesautonomous-vehiclesrobotaxiweridegrabsingaporeself-drivingnvidiasoutheast-asiatransportationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/30-waymo-robotaxis-force-first-responders-into-roadside-assistance-role-as-fleet-expands-to-ten-cities/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/30-waymo-robotaxis-force-first-responders-into-roadside-assistance-role-as-fleet-expands-to-ten-cities/A TechCrunch investigation identifies at least six incidents where police and firefighters had to manually drive Waymo vehicles during emergencies, including an Austin mass shooting and a California wildfire.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:03:31 GMT3 verified sourceswaymoautonomous-vehiclesrobotaxipublic-safetytransportationregulationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/30-waymo-crosses-500000-weekly-paid-rides-across-10-us-cities-as-robotaxi-leader-targets-one-million-by-year-end/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/30-waymo-crosses-500000-weekly-paid-rides-across-10-us-cities-as-robotaxi-leader-targets-one-million-by-year-end/Waymo's weekly paid robotaxi trips have grown tenfold in under two years, reaching 500,000 across 10 cities even as school bus safety incidents draw federal scrutinyMon, 30 Mar 2026 09:01:36 GMT3 verified sourceswaymoautonomous-vehiclesrobotaxialphabetself-drivingtransportationnhtsahttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/25-gm-begins-public-road-testing-of-eyes-off-autonomous-driving-system-ahead-of-2028-escalade-iq-launch/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/25-gm-begins-public-road-testing-of-eyes-off-autonomous-driving-system-ahead-of-2028-escalade-iq-launch/General Motors has deployed more than 200 test vehicles on highways in California and Michigan to validate its next-generation Level 3 autonomous driving system, which will allow drivers to look away from the road entirely when it debuts in the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:59:28 GMT3 verified sourcesautonomous drivingCadillac Escalade IQGeneral MotorsLevel 3LiDARself-drivingSuper Cruisehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/16-uber-signs-robotaxi-deals-with-both-zoox-and-motional-in-a-single-week-cementing-its-role-as-the-autonomous-ride-hailing-platform/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/16-uber-signs-robotaxi-deals-with-both-zoox-and-motional-in-a-single-week-cementing-its-role-as-the-autonomous-ride-hailing-platform/Uber launched Motional IONIQ 5 robotaxis in Las Vegas on March 13 and announced a strategic partnership with Amazon-backed Zoox two days earlier, accelerating a multi-partner platform strategy now spanning more than 25 AV companies.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:07:40 GMT3 verified sourcesautonomous vehiclesrobotaxiUberZooxMotionalHyundaiAmazonLas Vegastransportationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/05-tesla-faces-march-9-nhtsa-deadline-to-hand-over-fsd-crash-data-as-austin-robotaxi-fleet-crashes-at-four-times-the-human-rate/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/05-tesla-faces-march-9-nhtsa-deadline-to-hand-over-fsd-crash-data-as-austin-robotaxi-fleet-crashes-at-four-times-the-human-rate/NHTSA gave Tesla a final March 9 deadline to deliver crash video and telemetry from its FSD investigation, while data shows Austin robotaxis crash four times more often than human drivers.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:35:06 GMT4 verified sourcesTeslaNHTSAFull Self-Drivingautonomous vehiclesrobotaxisafetyregulationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/04-autonomous-ships-cross-two-milestones-in-a-single-month-as-china-completes-first-unmanned-port-call-and-us-navy-begins-building-crewless-warships/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/04-autonomous-ships-cross-two-milestones-in-a-single-month-as-china-completes-first-unmanned-port-call-and-us-navy-begins-building-crewless-warships/China's Zhi Fei completed a fully autonomous port call at Qingdao while the U.S. Navy's Liberty Class entered construction, as the IMO races to finalize global rules by 2030.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:01:10 GMT7 verified sourcesautonomous-shippingmaritimeroboticschinaus-navyautomationimotransportationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/03-nvidia-alpamayo-enters-production-the-first-open-source-reasoning-av-model-ships-inside-the-mercedes-benz-cla/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/03-nvidia-alpamayo-enters-production-the-first-open-source-reasoning-av-model-ships-inside-the-mercedes-benz-cla/NVIDIA's Alpamayo open-source Vision-Language-Action model is now shipping in production vehicles, marking a pivot from proprietary to open autonomous driving AI.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:35:41 GMT5 verified sourcesnvidiaautonomous-vehiclesopen-sourcemercedes-benzartificial-intelligencetransportationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/27-wayve-raises-15-billion-at-86-billion-valuation-as-bmw-and-mercedes-abandon-level-3-signaling-a-tectonic-shift-in-autonomous-driving/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/27-wayve-raises-15-billion-at-86-billion-valuation-as-bmw-and-mercedes-abandon-level-3-signaling-a-tectonic-shift-in-autonomous-driving/UK startup Wayve secures $1.5B from NVIDIA, Microsoft, Uber, and three automakers for its AI foundation model approach to self-driving, just as BMW and Mercedes shelve their in-house Level 3 programs.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:03:56 GMT6 verified sourcesautonomous-drivingwayverobotaxinvidiaubermercedes-benzbmwself-drivingaifundinghttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/06-waymo-raises-record-16-billion-at-126-billion-valuation-plans-robotaxi-expansion-to-20-cities-and-first-international-markets/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/06-waymo-raises-record-16-billion-at-126-billion-valuation-plans-robotaxi-expansion-to-20-cities-and-first-international-markets/Waymo secures the largest autonomous vehicle investment ever, tripling to 15 million rides in 2025 and targeting 20+ new cities including Tokyo and London in 2026Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:12:50 GMT5 verified sourceswaymoautonomous-vehiclesrobotaxialphabetfundingself-drivingtransportationventure-capital