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• [New] Other use cases with more than one billion IoT devices by 2033 are connected (autonomous) vehicles, IT infrastructure, asset tracking & monitoring, and smart grid. Statista
• [New] As robotaxi rides scale into the hundreds of thousands weekly, the convergence of innovation and oversight is reshaping how driverless vehicles will operate on American roads. Mondaq
• [New] TIER IV has joined JST's Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor R&D Program and plans to open-source the logic design, compiler, and toolchain for a Level 4 autonomous driving AI chip. Self Drive News
• [New] AI agents will intermediate more than $15 trillion in B2B purchases by 2028, with a definition requiring meaningful autonomous action across supplier identification, contract negotiation and order execution. Growth Centr
• The California Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed that it will be imposing new regulations for driverless vehicles. thetruthaboutcars.com
• Practically all but long-range rides in Australia's capitals will be autonomous. The Sydney Morning Herald
• Almost every taxi ride in an Australian capital city will be driverless within a decade, reckons the Melbourne designer who created the world's first purpose-built robotaxi. The Sydney Morning Herald
• Uber expects autonomous vehicles in at least 10 cities by the end of 2026, with a target of 28 cities by 2028. Memeburn
• As Baidu Apollo continues expanding its open-source autonomous driving platform to additional Chinese OEM partners, China's ADAS software ecosystem will deepen its competitive moat against Western rivals through the forecast horizon. Persistence Market Research
• Waymo is laying the groundwork for fully autonomous ride-hailing in Munich, starting with manual driving and high-definition mapping, and aims to open commercial service to the public by late 2027. Self Drive News
• The latest being Uber which plans to invest $1.25 billion over the next five years to purchase 10,000 autonomous R2 robotaxis. thetruthaboutcars.com
• General Motors plans to begin testing 200 AI-based autonomous versions of its Super Cruise semi-autonomous technology. thetruthaboutcars.com
• The ADAS & autonomous vehicles segment is projected to register the fastest growth at a CAGR of 27.5% during 2026-2034. Straits Research
• 40% of autonomous AI agents will be demoted or decommissioned by 2027 due to governance failures. Coasty
• The continued expansion of autonomous services will support Dubai's vision of becoming a global leader in smart and sustainable transportation and contribute directly to its ambition of making one in every four transportation trips autonomous by 2030. Government of Dubai Media Office
• By 2030, level 2+ autonomous vehicles are likely to account for around 70% of vehicles shipped. PwC
• Volvo Autonomous Solutions will go fully driverless on U.S. highways in Q1 2027, targeting more than 300 trucks by year-end and $3 billion in revenue. FreightWaves
• Goldman Sachs analysts forecast the number of autonomous trucks to climb to about 25,000 in 2030, which would amount to less than 1% of the commercial trucking fleet. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• Uber made an initial $300 million investment in Rivian and is expected to purchase 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis ahead of a planned rollout in San Francisco and Miami in 2028. TechCrunch
• Einride and DAF Trucks will integrate Einride's autonomous drive system into DAF's electric truck platform, with interface testing in 2026 and software integration and commissioning on a DAF truck in 2027. Self Drive News

Last updated: 27 September 2026