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How Would For-Hire Autonomous Vehicles Impact NYC? — Open Plans
Open Plans · Jul 25, 2026
Lessons from California on Safety, VMT, and Parking. [Full PDF report available inside]
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Expanding into new cities is hard, and not only technically. Every city arrives with its own backlog of unsolved problems , and whoever moves first to change anything should expect to meet them all. Does that create a first-mover moat, or is patience the better strategy: let someone else absorb the political cost and walk in behind them? Either way, if you're already in the market, e.g. Uber, sitting on the bench isn't really an option, began the fleets wars have.
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The Verge · Jul 23, 2026
Stellantis taps Mobileye for hands-free driving assist
Mobileye is the latest tech partner of Stellantis.
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DHL · Jul 22, 2026
How autonomous vehicles are strengthening the invisible middle of logistics
What happens between two warehouses is usually invisible. But making that middle smarter may be one of the biggest reliability upgrades in logistics
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10:29Aurora · Jul 22, 2026
Aurora’s Second-Generation Driverless Trucks Hit The Road
Today, Aurora announced the launch of its second-generation driverless trucks.
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2:039 News Australia · Jul 21, 2026
US tech giant brings autonomous delivery robots to Aussie streets | 9 News Australia
The future has arrived, with a South East Queensland suburb gearing up for the start of a robot revolution.
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5:29The Wall Street Journal · Jun 28, 2026
The $8.6B Startup Trying to Beat Waymo Without Maps | WSJ
Autonomous vehicle startup Wayve is betting its AI-powered driving system can beat Alphabet’s Waymo and Tesla.
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