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Google Maps Unveils AI-Powered EV Trip Planning
Google Maps on Android Auto introduces AI-powered EV trip planning, enhancing route efficiency with charging stop suggestions and battery estimates to ease range anxiety.
The karaoke company, the penny stock investor and the $17bn trucking rout
Controversial trader John Fife invested in Algorhythm months before its AI announcement triggered a surge in its share price and a market panic.
Taiwan FTC To Scrutinize Uber's Stake In Grab's $600m Foodpanda Deal
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission said it is preparing to scrutinize Grab's planned acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan operations, as lawmakers raised concerns over Uber's stake in Grab and potential monopoly risks in the food delivery sector. During a legislative hearing on Thursday, the regulator also said it is probing disruptions in plastic bag supplies and ramping up scrutiny of emerging competition risks linked to artificial intelligence.
Cambridge Mobile Telematics: $350 Million Raised To Scale Global Road Safety Platform
Cambridge Mobile Telematics announced a $350 million strategic investment led by TPG and Allianz X, with participation from State Farm, to expand its AI-driven telematics platform and accelerate global road safety initiatives. The post Cambridge Mobile Telematics: $350 Million Raised To Scale Global Road Safety Platform appeared first on Pulse 2.0.
Safety Experts Considered LaGuardia Challenging but Not an Outlier
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
Pony AI CEO: Middle East Market Remains a Priority
Pony AI has reported its first profitable quarter. Founder and CEO James Peng says the company plans to expand its robotaxi business both domestically and overseas, citing strong demand. Peng adds that the Middle East remains a key priority market for Pony AI.
Uber Launches Robotaxi Service
Uber, in collaboration with Pony AI and Verne, has launched Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, with plans for broader market expansion.
Pony AI Breaks Even, Aims to Launch Robotaxis in 20 Cities
Pony AI Inc. delivered its first ever profitable quarter, bolstered by a windfall from an early investment rather than its main robotaxi business.
Moviton Raises $2M
Moviton, a Dubai, UAE-based web3 decentralized logistics platform provider, raised $2 million in a community pre-sale round to enhance its AI-driven compliance systems.
Vuelo Raises €64M
Vuelo has raised €64 million in seed funding to build an AI-powered travel booking platform led by Backed VC and Play Ventures with debt funding from Viola Credit.
Can Flights Get Any Worse? Travelers Deal With TSA Lines, High Ticket Prices and Anxiety.
Travelers are waiting hours at security checkpoints, paying top dollar for tickets and worrying about safety after a deadly crash at LaGuardia.
Autonomous Driving Firm DeepRoute.ai Is Said to Consider Hong Kong IPO
Chinese autonomous driving company DeepRoute.ai is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter said, joining a growing list of tech firms selling shares in the Asian hub.
NoTraffic: $90 Million Raised For AI Traffic Management Platform Expansion Across North America
NoTraffic, an AI-powered mobility platform focused on modernizing traffic management, announced it has raised $90 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate growth and expand its footprint across North America. The round was led by PSG Equity, with participation from M&G Investments, Grove Ventures, LifeX Ventures, Meitav Investment House, and Next Gear Ventures. The post NoTraffic: $90 Million Raised For AI Traffic Management Platform Expansion Across North America appeared first on Pulse 2.
Cambridge Mobile Telematics: $350 Million Raised To Expand AI-Driven Road Safety Platform
Cambridge Mobile Telematics, a telematics and AI company focused on safer mobility, announced a $350 million strategic investment led by TPG and Allianz X, with participation from State Farm. The funding is aimed at accelerating the company’s global expansion and advancing its AI-powered road safety technologies. The post Cambridge Mobile Telematics: $350 Million Raised To Expand AI-Driven Road Safety Platform appeared first on Pulse 2.
How Pokémon Go Is Helping Robots Deliver Pizza On Time
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Raises $350M
Cambridge Mobile Telematics, a telematics and AI company focused on safer mobility, has secured a $350 million strategic investment led by TPG and Allianz X, with participation from State Farm.
Notraffic Raises $90M
Notraffic, an AI-powered mobility platform, has raised $90 million in a Series C funding round to enhance traffic management solutions and expand its presence in North America.
Exclusive: Cambridge Mobile Telematics secures $350 million from TPG, Allianz to make driving safer
The investment highlights how insurers are using real-time driving data and AI to price risk, prevent accidents, and improve road safety at scale.
Navi AI Raises $6.7M for Pilot Training
Navi AI Inc., a startup focused on generative artificial intelligence for pilot training, has secured $6.7 million in funding to enhance its AI platform that analyzes flight data, aiming to improve training efficiency and safety.
Hyground Secures €3M for AI-Powered Incident Management
Hyground, a startup based in Hamburg, has secured €3M in funding to address the costly gap between alerts and resolution in incident management. The company aims to enhance the efficiency of AI SRE agents within Deutsche Bahn.
Qcraft Raises $100M for Autonomous Driving
qcraft, a leader in autonomous driving AI, has completed a $100 million Series D funding round to enhance its development of physical-world AI and expand its global mobility presence.
Hamilton AI Raises $7.5M for Private Aviation
Hamilton AI, a New York City-based AI provider for private aviation, raised $7.5 million in seed funding.
Rivr Acquired by Amazon
Amazon has acquired robotics company RIVR to enhance its physical AI systems for last-mile delivery.
Uber fights to stay in the robotaxi race
Ride-hailing company must make up lost ground on driverless vehicles, or risk being left in the rear-view mirror
DoorDash Launches Tasks App for AI Data Collection
DoorDash unveils 'Tasks,' a new app allowing couriers to earn money by collecting data to train AI and robotics.
How the Iran War Narrowed Flight Corridors Between Europe and Asia
One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logistics.
BMW Group's Experiments with Domain-Specific Language Models
BMW's evaluation of domain-specific small language models for in-vehicle voice commands, emphasizing on-device inference, model selection, and fine-tuning workflows in Vertex AI.
Uber to Invest Up to $1.25 Billion in Rivian as Part of Robotaxi Deal
Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian as part of a robotaxi deal.
Genco Rejects Revised Takeover Proposal From Diana Shipping
Genco said the offer undervalues the company and wouldn’t appropriately compensate Genco shareholders.
Being stranded abroad sold me on AI travel agents
Some users may be reluctant to increase their dependence on Big Tech companies
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI): Interview With CEO Mel Torrie About The AI And Machine Learning Robotics Company
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) is a company that provides OEM-agnostic hardware and software to retrofit vehicles for fully autonomous operation across industries like heavy construction, agriculture, and logistics. Pulse 2.
Uber strikes $1.25bn deal with Rivian for robotaxi fleet
Ride-hailing app to buy as many as 50,000 autonomous vehicles and invest an initial $300mn in California EV company
Tesla Faces Expanded U.S. Probe Over Self-Driving Performance in Poor Weather
The escalation by federal safety regulators could result in a recall campaign or other enforcement action.
‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi
Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year. Can they deal with London’s medieval roads, hordes of pedestrians and errant ebikers? I got in the passenger seat to find out ‘I’m really excited to show you this,” says Alex Kendall, the CEO of Wayve, as he gets behind the wheel of one of the company’s electric Ford Mustangs.
Nikola Raises $1B
Trevor Milton, the founder of the bankrupt electric truck startup Nikola, is attempting to raise $1 billion to develop AI-powered planes through his newly acquired company, SyberJet Aircraft.
Busright Raises $30M
Busright Inc., a startup focused on using artificial intelligence to improve the punctuality and safety of school bus transportation, has raised $30 million in funding.
SkySelect raises $9 million
– Advertisement – Estonian-founded SkySelect has raised $9 million to scale its AI-driven platform that streamlines aircraft parts procurement for airlines and MROs. Co-led by Verb Ventures and RockCreek, with participation from SmartCap Green Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, and Lux Capital, the funding will bolster SkySelect’s AI sourcing and optimisation tools and support hires across […]
BusRight bags $30M to ensure school buses always arrive, right on time
BusRight Inc. , a startup that’s using artificial intelligence to ensure that school buses get students safely to their classes on time, said today it has raised $30 million in funding. Volition Capital was the sole investor named in the round.
Bolt teams up with Nvidia to scale European robotaxis
Tallinn-based European ride-hailing player Bolt is teaming up with Nvidia ‘to build the AI foundation for scaling autonomous vehicles in Europe’. Read more: Bolt teams up with Nvidia to scale European robotaxis
Pardoned for Fraud, a CEO Mounts His Comeback: ‘We Can Trust You Now’
Trevor Milton’s conviction for defrauding investors in truck company Nikola was wiped away. He’s now raising funds for a new jet he claims will transform flying.
Workflex Raises €37M for AI-Powered Travel Compliance Management
Workflex, an Amsterdam-based platform for international travel compliance management, has secured a €37 million strategic growth investment led by Spectrum Equity. The funding will accelerate Workflex's expansion across Europe and enhance its product capabilities to address the complexities of managing international travel compliance.
Plus-Size Southwest Passengers Say New Extra-Seat Policy Has Led to Fat Shaming
Since the airline changed its policy on larger passengers this year, travelers say agents have publicly scrutinized their bodies and made them buy extra seats.
Pokémon Go Data Powers Delivery Robots
Niantic Spatial partners with Coco Robotics to use Pokémon Go data for precise navigation of delivery robots in cities, leveraging its Visual Positioning System. This collaboration raises privacy and consent issues as crowdsourced gaming data is repurposed for AI, highlighting an 'imaginary gig economy' where everyday activities aid logistics infrastructure.
India tests whether AI can stop trains hitting elephants
Asia in brief India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change last week staged a trial run of an AI-powered system designed to prevent trains from hitting elephants on the tracks.
China Sets AI Liability Precedent
China's Supreme People's Court has for the first time set out how criminal liability should be determined in cases involving assisted-driving systems, issuing a guiding case and judicial benchmark in this area.
FedEx Is Planning an AI Agent Workforce
The shipping giant is rolling out more artificial-intelligence bots across the corporation as it integrates the technology into its logistics network, says tech chief.
Airfares Have Doubled on Some Flights. The Sticker Shock for Spring Travel Is Upon Us.
Some executives said prices haven’t dented travel demand, but higher energy costs are expected to cut into profits.
Agentic AI for Embodied-enhanced Beam Prediction in Low-Altitude Economy Networks
Millimeter-wave or terahertz communications can meet demands of low-altitude economy networks for high-throughput sensing and real-time decision making. However, high-frequency characteristics of wireless channels result in severe propagation loss and strong beam directivity, which make beam prediction challenging in highly mobile uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) scenarios. In this paper, we employ agentic AI to enable the transformation of mmWave base stations toward embodied intelligence.
Ford Is Giving Its Commercial Fleet Business an AI Makeover
Ford announced a new AI-powered service for its commercial fleet and telematics software customers called Ford Pro AI.
Qualcomm and Wayve partner to accelerate AI-powered self-driving system rollout
Qualcomm and Wayve are collaborating on an integrated AI system to help automakers rapidly deploy advanced driver-assistance and automated driving features.
We Got Hooked on Fast, Free Shipping. Now Retailers Are Taking It Away.
As FedEx and UPS charge more, companies are trying options like ‘no rush’ delivery and fees to make us slow down. The surprising part: It’s working.
Diana Shipping Increases Offer to Acquire Genco
Shipping transportation services company said Star Bulk Carriers had agreed to acquire 16 of Genco's vessels if the acquisition closes.
Antwerp-based Vectrix raises €1.15 million to build the automation layer for transport operations
Vectrix, an Antwerp-based AI platform that automates the manual entry of transport orders, has raised €1.15 million in a Seed round to support its next growth phase.
Nvidia and UK Wealth Fund invest in British autonomous driving startup Oxa
Oxford-based firm has raised $103m for commercial development of software for self-driving industrial vehicles.
A deep dive into the digital infrastructure enabling Autonomous Mobility
A guest article by Kamel Al-Tawil, Managing Director, Equinix, MENA Autonomous vehicles have long captured our imagination, evolving from the concept of personal driverless cars to robotaxi fleets beginning to navigate city streets. Yet behind the sensors, AI algorithms, and advanced driver-assistance systems lies a digital infrastructure making autonomous mobility possible. Without it, even the […] The post A deep dive into the digital infrastructure enabling Autonomous Mobility appeared first on MENA TECH.
Connectivity, AI drive fleet safety, productivity and decision-making
Report into state of fleet technology across US reveals three key priorities for the year: increasing productivity, reducing costs and enhancing driver...
AI-Powered Video Telematics Experience Uptick in Fleet Adoption: Study
Nearly half of fleet professionals now use video telematics, representing a 10-percentage-point increase in adoption since 2023.
Windward Appoints Stuart Strachan As Chairman Of The Board To Scale Global Enterprise And Government Expansion
Windward, a mission-grade maritime AI company, has appointed Stuart Strachan as Chairman of the Board as it looks to accelerate growth across enterprise and government markets worldwide. The post Windward Appoints Stuart Strachan As Chairman Of The Board To Scale Global Enterprise And Government Expansion appeared first on Pulse 2.0.
WiseTech Global to Cut 2,000 Jobs Amid AI Integration
WiseTech Global plans to cut roughly 2,000 jobs, or 29% of its workforce, as it integrates AI into its operations. This strategic move aims to boost efficiency while shifting toward higher-margin revenue.
Wayve Secures $1.5 Billion for UK Robotaxi Launch
Wayve raised $1.5B from Uber, Microsoft, and Nvidia to launch robotaxi services in the UK. The funding emphasizes scalable AI for global autonomous driving expansion.
WiseTech Global to Cut 2,000 Jobs in AI-Driven Restructuring
WiseTech Global is set to cut around 2,000 jobs, a third of its workforce, as part of a two-year plan to integrate AI into its operations. The restructuring aims to boost margins and streamline processes, despite raising concerns over governance and leadership transitions.
Wayve rockets to €7.2 billion valuation with €1 billion Series D bet on AI-driven autonomy – backing from Uber and Microsoft
Wayve, a UK leader in embodied AI for autonomous driving, today announced it has raised €1 billion ($1. 2 billion) in a Series D investment round, bringing its post-money valuation to €7. 2 billion ($8.
Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion
The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles. Funding will accelerate development of AI-driven self-driving tech.
Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity with Technology and Policy
Strahinja Janjusevic brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his graduate research in the MIT Technology and Policy Program. Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy is a crucial aspect of ensuring the safety and security of the world's oceans. By leveraging the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, researchers can develop more effective solutions to prevent cyber threats and protect critical infrastructure.
Self-Driving Tech Startup Wayve Raises $1.2B
Major automakers, tech giants, AI companies, and chipmakers are all trying to get a piece of Wayve.
Balancing Multiple Objectives in Urban Traffic Control with Reinforcement Learning from AI Feedback
Reward design has been one of the central challenges for real world reinforcement learning (RL) deployment, especially in settings with multiple objectives. Preference-based RL offers an appealing alternative by learning from human preferences over pairs of behavioural outcomes. More recently, RL from AI feedback (RLAIF) has demonstrated that large language models (LLMs) can generate preference labels at scale, mitigating the reliance on human annotators.
Shearwater Aerospace: $3 Million Raised For AI-Powered Autonomous Flight Platform
Shearwater Aerospace closed a $3 million seed round to commercialize its AI-powered Smart Flight platform for uncrewed aircraft. The Montreal-based company targets defense and logistics applications. Funding will drive expansion in autonomous operations.
Tesla: Embedded Security Engineer, Vehicle Software
Tesla: Embedded Security Engineer, Vehicle Software. This is a significant development in the field of AI.
OTR Solutions Acquires AI Document Automation Platform Peruse To Strengthen Fraud Prevention And Processing Efficiency
OTR Solutions, a logistics-focused financial technology and back-office solutions provider, announced it has acquired Peruse Technology, an AI-powered document audit automation platform built specifically for the transportation and logistics industry. The post OTR Solutions Acquires AI Document Automation Platform Peruse To Strengthen Fraud Prevention And Processing Efficiency appeared first on Pulse 2.0 .
DoorDash Stock Surges 14% as AI Investment Fears Fade
DoorDash rebounds sharply after earnings miss as investors warm to AI and autonomous tech plans.
Autonomous Delivery Cuts Costs and Labor
Ottonomy has launched an autonomous delivery network integrating Ottobots, Arrive Points, and SkyeAir Mobility drones at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Designed for healthcare and industrial use, the system promises to lower logistics costs, reduce labor needs, alleviate road congestion, and improve delivery reliability in urban settings.
Meet the Former Karaoke Company That Sank Trucking Stocks
A news release touting AI technology to boost trucking efficiency appears to have triggered a selloff that cost investors billions, demonstrating AI's disruptive potential in logistics.
Impact of Generative AI Models on Labor Utilization and TFP Growth in the US Airline Industry: An Exploratory Analysis
… of AI’s influence on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth in the airline industry by incorporating AI … Using data from US airlines between 2000 and 2019, we simulate the impact of AI …