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• [New] Autonomous vehicles will require 5G connection to reach their full potential, and China's autonomous vehicle industry is massive. Idtechex
• [New] Within 5 to 10 years, new and emerging technologies such as robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and VR/AR will continue to expand to represent over 25% of the total ICT spending. Navigate the Future
• [New] Zoox, based in California, will use a fleet of Toyota Highlander vehicles retrofitted with its sensor technology and autonomous driving software. The National
• [New] Amazon's self-driving unit Zoox will start testing autonomous cars in Seattle, bringing the robotaxi maker closer to its parent company and a pool of engineers it sees as key to launching commercially. The National
• [New] Autonomic behavior has already made itself known through recent deployments in complex security environments, but in the longer term, will become common in physical systems such as robots, drones, manufacturing machines and smart spaces. The NFA Post
• [New] ZF has partnered with Oxbotica to develop an SAE Level 4 autonomous system which will initially be deployed in shuttles in major cities around the world. ITS International
• [New] Foster City, Calif.-based Zoox will deploy a fleet of Toyota Highlander vehicles retrofitted with its sensor technology and autonomous-driving software. Automotive News
• [New] Walmart is going for Blockchain that will make it's delivery drones exchange information securely and have same-day delivery at a much lower cost. SoftClouds
• [New] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are poised to become an integral part of the fourth industrial revolution with the global UAV service market predicted to be worth $63.6 billion by 2025. research-information.bris.ac.uk
• [New] CHINA could be spying on Americans using drones that the US government warns may pose potential threats to national security. Techregister
• [New] As IoT has wide application in robotics, the rising demand of robots is expected to majorly drive the global Industrial IoT market. Yahoo Movies
• [New] The total UK market for robotics and autonomous systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 40% between 2020 and 2030. Transform Industry
• [New] The agreement between GM and Momenta will accelerate the deployment of autonomous vehicles in China in the near future. AlltheResearch
• [New] The increasing penetration of smart cities project across the globe provide the attractive opportunity for the growth of the autonomous vehicle market. AlltheResearch
• [New] A range of robot technologies have reached a mature stage - The global market for robots is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 26% to reach just under 210 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. Automation.com
• [New] Automation - 54% agree and only 29% disagree that By 2040 robots and artificial intelligence will be performing the majority of everyday roles in the workplace and across society - from lawyers, police officers, and teachers through to chefs, pilots, and journalists. LinkedIn
• [New] ZF signed a strategic partnership agreement with autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica to develop a Level 4 self-driving system that will initially be deployed in passenger shuttles in major cities around the world. TechCrunch
• In 2023, a space capsule will parachute into the Utah desert with NASA's first samples of an asteroid, collected last year by the excavating robot Osiris-Rex. PBS NewsHour
• Going forward, Fujitsu says it plans to promote efforts toward realising smart cities with mobility as a point of departure, leveraging a variety of vehicular and traffic data collected in areas such as autonomous driving and logistics. Internet of Things News
• With 2.1 million mobile robots predicted to have been shipped by the end of 2025, including 860,000 in that year alone, generating annual revenues of $18 billion, the future looks exceptionally strong for AGV and AMR manufacturers. Robotics Business Review
• In the longer term, Fujitsu will promote efforts towards realising sensible cities with mobility as a degree of departure, leveraging a wide range of vehicular and visitors knowledge collected in areas resembling autonomous driving and logistics. News Chant Australia
• A Deloitte article on autonomous trucks mentions that eight start-ups have raised a collective EUR 1.2 billion for self-driving trucking initiatives, in a move that could revolutionise logistics. Deloitte

Last updated: 24 October 2021