GM vowed to drop CarPlay, then gave its 2027 trucks a split screen with the phone on one side and GM's own apps on the other. Its October earnings call showed where the software money really is. Rivian thinks AI will end the argument and Apple wants every screen. Who will own the dashboard?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says DRAM sitting in personal computers is a waste of the world's scarce memory. Carmakers need that same memory, and the older DDR4 and LPDDR4 chips in most 2028 cockpit and driver assistance designs are expected to dry up from 2028. Ford now puts memory inside a $2 billion cost headwind. Who should get the chips, data centers, desktops or the cars that cannot borrow memory from the cloud?

The man who once ran Tesla Autopilot now says dropping radar is a weird religious stance that ignores physics. GM is betting on lidar, radar and cameras for its 2028 eyes-off system, Waymo says weak sensing flattens the safety curve, and Tesla is sending camera-only Cybercabs into Austin anyway. Meanwhile humanoid and outdoor robot makers are running the same experiment on a very different budget. Which side of the sensor fight ends up right?

Under a per-mile service arrangement, Kodiak AI and DTL Transport have come to terms on 75 planned driverless trucks. Our piece looks at the hardware, the evidence of uptime and the route plans that go with it.

Sparknify is joining TADA to support eight Taiwanese smart vehicle suppliers at the Taiwan Mobility Pavilion at CES 2027, LVCC West Hall Booth #4577, January 6 to 9. Cameras, depth sensing, edge AI, central compute, automotive memory, SiC power and OTA software are all on show, and buyers can book meetings before the show opens. Which part of your vehicle or robot stack are you sourcing next?

The FAA has certified the Boeing 737-10, the largest member of the 737 MAX family, six years after it was first due, clearing the way for deliveries of 1,555 ordered jets. Here is what was approved, why it took so long, who is waiting, why the new certification rules matter to Silicon Valley, and a bigger question: can the MAX 10 restore trust in Boeing?

Matternet, the Mountain View drone company, has started routine flights carrying pediatric pathology samples from Great Ormond Street Hospital to nearby labs in London, with partner Apian. Here is how the flights work, the NHS network behind them, what the up to 90% time savings could mean, and a bigger question: can drones become routine hospital infrastructure?

Nine years after the prototype, Tesla finally showed the next generation Roadster, and it drove up a wall, hung upside down and flew over the company's own lineup on SpaceX cold-gas thrusters. Reservations start at $5,000, the thruster package adds $245,000, the flying version is invite only and not road legal, and production is promised for 2028. Is this the most ambitious piece of hardware in Silicon Valley, or the most expensive stunt?

While Silicon Valley pours billions into city robotaxis, a challenging revolution is taking place on the open ocean. Over 70% of our planet is water, yet offshore infrastructure remains dangerously data-poor. Discover how Hyarks is shattering maritime limitations by integrating autonomous surface vessels with tethered drones—merging sea and sky into a single, efficient platform engineered to conquer the next frontier of autonomy.

While the EV industry chases bigger batteries and longer range, a quieter revolution is taking place beneath the surface. Purism EV is challenging the status quo with smart power distribution modules that optimize how energy flows across the vehicle—unlocking efficiency, reducing costs, and redefining what performance really means in the electric era.

For decades, cycling has been built around a simple assumption: the circle is optimal. Hao Juen challenges that belief with a radically different approach—customized non-circular chainrings engineered from real pedaling data to reduce power loss and enhance efficiency. The result is a subtle yet powerful upgrade that could redefine performance not just for cyclists, but for how machines adapt to human motion.

Toyota just revealed something that doesn’t look like a car at all: a round, electric “bubble pod” built for kids—and designed to drive itself with no adult onboard. Cute on the outside, but the implications are huge. If autonomy can safely move a child, what other passenger “purposes” are next—seniors, tourists, patients, students? Inside, an onboard AI companion talks to riders, gives instructions, and turns the trip into a guided experience.

Pallets move nearly every product we use, yet the system that carries them is slow and outdated. Traverse Aero is changing that with autonomous air transport designed to move pallets quickly, directly, and efficiently. In this Tech Talk, founder Scott Parker explains how airborne automation could transform global logistics. Watch the video to see the future of pallet transport take flight.

Toyota Motor Corporation has embarked on one of the most ambitious smart city projects in history—Woven City, a $10 billion purpose-built co

The first-ever Human vs. AI F1 race shocked the world as an AI-driven car rivaled a pro driver, igniting debates on AI’s role in motorsports