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Mobility
Waymo robotaxi resumes highway routes
Waymo is resuming robotaxi highway routes it had suspended for more than two months, TechCrunch reported. The company plans to re-add highway routes to its service areas in stages, starting in Phoenix, with Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area expected to follow within days. Waymo said it applied a software update to improve driving performance near highway construction zones and strengthened scene recognition and route-setting functions.
Mobility
Tesla Cybercab begins wide U.S. tests as sightings spread
Tesla has begun broad testing of its autonomous robotaxi Cybercab by placing vehicles across major U.S. cities and outlying areas to gather real-world driving data. Media reports said the new self-driving vehicle has been spotted in locations with sharply different geographic conditions, including Austin, Alaska and Wichita. The largest cluster was in Austin with 34 vehicles, with smaller numbers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, and single vehicles in cities such as Washington, Buffalo and Boston.
AI & Enterprise
Nebius to buy AI inference optimisation firm Eigen AI for $643 million
AI cloud platform company Nebius Group said on May 1 it will acquire AI inference and model optimisation company Eigen AI for about $643 million. The purchase price will be paid in cash and Class A shares. Eigen AI’s optimisation technology will be integrated into Nebius’ managed inference platform, Nebius Token Factory. The Eigen AI founding team is made up of alumni of MIT’s HAN Lab.
