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AI-generated conceptual illustration of an unbranded autonomous test sedan with a safety operator, not an actual Pony.ai vehicle or operating service

The proposed Astana partnership separates vehicle technology, local operations and a still-unproven commercial model.

Illustrative photograph of an unbranded compact sedan in an empty parking lot with cameras and an attentive adult safety observer, representing supervised driving research

Autonomous Vehicles

AI Driving Experiment Shows Physical Control While a Parking-Lot Test Reveals Limits

A supervised drive-through run with Astra demonstrates a narrow physical task. DrivingBench results remain slow and uneven, without establishing readiness for public roads.

An autonomous vehicle displaying clear visual concepts behind a braking decision

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Motional and MIT Make Autonomous Driving Decisions Explainable

CW-Net ties vehicle actions to human-readable concepts, helping operators identify hallucinations and hidden reliance on backup systems.

A fully driverless medium-duty truck moves goods through a regional distribution network at dawn

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Gatik Raises $200 Million to Scale Driverless Middle-Mile Freight

Gatik is funding an expansion from dozens of autonomous trucks toward larger regional freight networks, backed by contracts with PepsiCo and Loblaw.

Autonomous vehicle traveling through a modern city at night

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Autonomous Driving’s Next Phase Is About Scale, Not Demos

July 24, 2026

Autonomous driving is entering a phase where operational scale matters more than another carefully staged demonstration. Developers have already shown that self-driving systems can operate in selected environments. The harder…

Level 4 autonomous vehicle operating within a monitored Seoul service district

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Kakao Mobility Maps a Level 4 Autonomous Driving Ecosystem

Kakao Mobility is combining in-house driving AI, redundant vehicles, validation and shared operational assets for Level 4 services in Korea.

Modern electric vehicle navigating an ordinary city street with subtle AI perception cues

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Qualcomm and Wayve Streamline Physical AI for Vehicles

Qualcomm and Wayve are pre-integrating AI driving software, processors and active safety to reduce automakers' development time and risk.

An electric car and e-scooter sharing a realistic Chinese streetscape at dusk with orange undertones.

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DeepSeek Spread Across China’s Cars and E-Scooters

Chinese automakers and scooter brands moved to integrate DeepSeek models, bringing conversational AI and driving assistance into increasingly affordable vehicles.