Lucid Motors explores the details behind robotaxi readiness, including the development of its autonomy-ready platform – built for autonomy first, humans second

Most vehicles are designed for human drivers and then adapted for autonomous use. Lucid Motors, through its planned next-generation robotaxi service with Uber Technologies and autonomy platform partner Nuro, reimagines mobility, enabling passengers to work, read or relax while the vehicle continuously processes real-time data and makes driving decisions en route to its destination.

The Lucid Gravity platform was engineered with critical systems such as steering and braking redundancy built into the architecture from the earliest stages.

Continue reading Inside Lucid’s autonomy-ready architecture for next-gen robotaxi operations at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

The global eSync Alliance has reached a major milestone after its specifications were adopted for production of the new Tata Sierra, marking its first deployment in a software-defined internal combustion engine vehicle in India. Delivered by Alliance member Excelfore, in partnership with Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, the program reportedly represents a landmark validation of open, standards-based OTA software updates and remote diagnostics.

The Tata Sierra has been engineered from inception as a software-defined vehicle, with OTA update capability and remote diagnostics embedded as core architectural elements rather than retrofit additions. Its OTA infrastructure is an implementation of eSync Alliance specifications, with remote diagnostics enabled through an implementation of ASAM’s Service-Oriented Vehicle Diagnostics specification, reflecting the ongoing collaboration between the eSync Alliance and ASAM to develop and publish models for how the two standards can be deployed together.

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Red Hat has announced a collaboration with Nissan to help the car maker build its next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) platform. Under the agreement, Red Hat’s In-Vehicle Operating System will provide a standardized, scalable Linux foundation for Nissan’s Scalable Open Software Platform (SW PF).

Nissan reportedly identified Red Hat as a partner capable of sustaining an automotive software foundation over an extended period of time, with the technical depth required to power vehicles that will remain on the road for decades with a modern operating system.

Nissan will use Red Hat’s open-source technology to provide a scalable foundation for high-performance compute.

Continue reading Red Hat and Nissan collaborate on next-gen SDV platform at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Ouster has announced that its latest Rev8 OS family of digital lidar sensors is qualified to run on the Nvidia Drive Hyperion platform to accelerate the development and deployment of Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

Rev8 sensor compatibility with Nvidia Drive Hyperion

Ouster pairs hardware readiness with full-stack software compatibility, featuring optimized plug-ins for its entire sensor portfolio within the Nvidia DriveWorks SDK. By bridging these layers, its high-density point clouds can be ingested directly into Nvidia’s hardware-accelerated software stack, providing automotive developers with a streamlined path from initial development to full-scale deployment.

Longer-range, native-color sensors for high-speed autonomy

Featuring what Ouster describes as the world’s first native-color lidar, Rev8 reportedly provides the high-quality data necessary to train next-generation world models and enable safer autonomous navigation at scale.

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Nuro has announced that it has secured a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Drivered Pilot Permit, ahead of the launch of its robotaxi program with Uber and Lucid.

The CPUC Drivered Pilot Permit allows Nuro to conduct pilot testing of an autonomous passenger service in California, carrying passengers in test vehicles on public roads, with a safety driver on board. The permit builds on Nuro’s California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Driverless Testing Permit, received in April, which allows the company to test autonomous vehicles without a safety driver.

Taken together, these permits enable two important steps toward launch in California: driverless testing and passenger-carrying pilot operations.

Continue reading California approves Nuro for autonomous robotaxi pilot testing at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Bosch has announced that its cloud-based road hazard service is being used in millions of passenger and commercial vehicles worldwide, including vehicles from BMW Group. The service uses continuously updated data from multiple sources to alert drivers to potential road hazards, such as fog or black ice. Bosch said it plans to expand the availability of the service to additional BMW vehicles over the next few years.

“The road hazard service from Bosch increases road safety while also increasing the ease of driving,” said Dr Markus Heyn, a member of the board of management at Bosch and chairman of the mobility business sector.

Continue reading Cloud-based Bosch system advances predictive road hazard detection across global fleets at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced the adoption of additional autonomous vehicle (AV) regulations. These rules are the result of an extensive public comment and review process. Under the updated regulations, AV manufacturers may now apply for permits to test and deploy heavy-duty autonomous vehicle technology on California roadways.

The rules also expand safety and oversight requirements for all classes of AVs, enabling law enforcement agencies to cite AV companies for moving violations committed by their vehicles, requiring AV companies to respond to first responder calls within 30 seconds, and authorizing local emergency officials to issue electronic geofencing directives to clear AVs from active emergency zones.

Continue reading DMV updates AV rules to improve accountability, first responder coordination and public safety at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that the 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle to meet the agency’s new benchmark for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The benchmark is part of recently added pass/fail evaluations in NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), which are intended to provide consumers with more information about the safety performance of driver-assistance technologies. You can see the latest NHTSA data on the Model Y here.

“Today’s announcement marks a significant step forward in our efforts to provide consumers with the most comprehensive safety ratings ever,” said NHTSA administrator Jonathan Morrison.

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Bosch has begun supplying hardware components to Kodiak AI as part of their collaboration on autonomous driving technology.

Kodiak is testing and validating camera samples from Bosch and has integrated early prototype sensors into its SensorPods, which house autonomous driving hardware. The company is also evaluating Bosch vehicle actuation components as part of ongoing development and testing.

Since announcing their collaboration in January 2026, Bosch and Kodiak AI have progressed from strategic alignment to joint engineering work.

“The quick transition to tangible engineering progress underscores the velocity behind this collaboration,” said Don Burnette, founder and CEO, Kodiak AI.

Continue reading Kodiak AI and Bosch test hardware components for autonomous trucking platform at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

Pirelli and Univrses have announced that they have signed an agreement for the integration of the Swedish deep tech specialist’s AI‑based computer vision 3DAI technologies into the tier maker’s Cyber Tyre system. Pirelli has also acquired a 30% stake in Univrses.

The combination of the technologies developed by Univrses and Pirelli will deliver vehicles that are “safer and more performant”, the companies said, with potential applications in ADAS and autonomous driving systems. The solution will also deliver timely, relevant and actionable data, for a range of road management use cases. Insights will enable road authorities to make better decisions and deploy resources more effectively, potentially reducing road-related accidents and saving lives.

Continue reading Univrses AI technology integrated into Pirelli Cyber Tyre platform at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.