Global Scans · Driverless · Weekly Summary

• [New] The new initiative, set to launch in a U.S. city in 2027, marks a significant evolution of Mobileye's strategy, combining its industry-leading autonomous driving capabilities with fleet operations, rider services, and mobility management into a single vertically integrated offering. Mobileye
• [New] Rio Tinto operates 73 driverless trucks across four iron ore mines in Australia specifically to reduce worker exposure to danger. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Emerging players like Moovit, Citymapper, SkedGo, and IoMob capitalize on escalatory tech investments, and the future opportunities in MaaS center on integrating AI-powered predictive routing, open-loop unified payment systems, and Level 4 autonomous vehicle fleets. Precedence Research
• [New] California officials will soon be able to cite autonomous vehicles for traffic violations. KJZZ
• [New] To make missile swarms more resilient, the People's Liberation Army is exploring kill-web architectures and autonomous systems that could continue operating even after portions of its targeting network are degraded or destroyed. / China Asia Times
• [New] Vehicles and components linked to foreign adversaries create serious risks of surveillance, espionage, and disruption to critical infrastructure - risks that grow as autonomous and connected vehicle technologies become more deeply embedded across the U.S. economy. AUVSI
• [New] The technology: floating autonomous nodes that convert wave energy directly to compute, cooled by surrounding seawater, transmitting via LEO satellite, with a 2027 commercial target. Fountain City
• [New] We will probably have autonomous ride-hailing in about half the population of the US by the end of the year. Insurance Journal
• [New] Although autonomous trucks covered fewer than 500,000 miles in 2025, Goldstein predicts they will cover nearly 80 billion miles per year by 2040, or roughly 40% of US trucking miles. Morningstar, Inc.
• [New] As cities like London become real-world testbeds for autonomous systems, the role of government in shaping standards, enabling trials and safeguarding citizens will be more influential than ever. IoT Now News - How to run an IoT enabled business
• [New] The Federal Aviation Administration is exploring frameworks for approving autonomous operations, which could unlock new commercial use cases. Market Data Forecast
• We will probably have autonomous ride-hailing in about half the population of the U.S. by the end of the year. Los Angeles Times
• STEER Tech will supply the autonomous vehicle and sensor stack for Pliyt's privacy-first ridesharing platform, drawing on deployments across military, airport, warehouse, and logistics sites, with an Alpha prototype due late 2026. Self Drive News
• Autonomous mobility will grow, and by 2035 it may be far more common in robotaxis and trucking than many people expect. Mean CEO's BLOG
• Robotaxis and autonomous trucks will lead public-road deployment, with as many as 80 cities potentially hosting large-scale robotaxi services by 2035. Mean CEO's BLOG
• The US Air Force plans to field nearly 1,000 autonomous wingmen over time. Polaris
• Morgan Stanley calls the current trajectory 'a material evolution'; analysts project 1 million Tesla autonomous units by 2035. BraivIQ
• Waymo's 2026 growth shows both the promise and risk of urban-scale autonomous mobility. Sesame Disk
• The organizations that are setting up autonomous testing infrastructure today will have measurable advantages in velocity, quality, and cost structure by the end of 2026. Tech Intelix
• Waymo will deploy a new autonomous vehicle purpose-built specifically for robotaxi use in partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding subsidiary Zeekr. JD Supra
• Waymo will offer free rides in the Ojai, its purpose-built autonomous vehicle and the first to use the 6th-generation Waymo Driver, to select riders in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Self Drive News

Last updated: 21 June 2026