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Radar Peek Cuts City Near-Misses 20%—No Extra LiDAR Needed

Radar Peek Cuts City Near-Misses 20%—No Extra LiDAR Needed

TL;DR * Penn Engineers Develop HoloRadar for 3D Object Detection Beyond Line of Sight * Symbotic Acquires Fox Robotics for $630M to Expand Autonomous Material Handling * Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter Steps Down Amid Humanoid Robot Race 🚗 Penn’s HoloRadar Gives AVs 10 m X-Ray Vision Around Corners 32 hidden corners

Tesla, Waymo, Uber Align on $50–$150 Robotaxi Mess Fees as 2026 Scalability Push Gains Momentum

Tesla, Waymo, Uber Align on $50–$150 Robotaxi Mess Fees as 2026 Scalability Push Gains Momentum

TL;DR * SK Telecom unveils A.X K1, South Korea’s first 519B-parameter AI model for Korean-language reasoning, deployed via Ministry of Science and ICT initiative * Tesla’s robotaxi rollout in Austin faces $50–$150 cleanup fees for rider-induced messes, with Waymo and Uber implementing similar policies ahead of 2026

Waymo recalls robotaxi software amid school‑bus incidents

Waymo recalls robotaxi software amid school‑bus incidents

Scope of the Recall * Software defect caused 19 documented illegal passes of stopped school buses across Texas and Arizona. * Issue affects the 5th‑generation Automated Driving System (ADS) installed in roughly 2,000 robots. * Vehicles were averaging 2 million miles per week since July 2024, with total mileage exceeding 100

Tesla FSD v14 Enhances Safety, While Robotaxis Face Regulatory Hurdles

Tesla FSD v14 Enhances Safety, While Robotaxis Face Regulatory Hurdles

TL;DR * Tesla FSD v14 improves driver disengagement distance to 1,200 miles, advancing toward unsupervised full‑self‑driving. * Austin robotaxi fleet reports four crashes by NHTSA, reflecting growing safety concerns for autonomous ride‑share services. * NHTSA’s updated crash data shows 4 incidents among Tesla robots, prompting tighter regulatory