AI Mobility Goes Global: From Robotaxis to Remote Driving and Smarter Machines
Automotive Intelligence
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Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of transportation not just in cities, but across farms, factories, and digital platforms.
From driverless robotaxis in Abu Dhabi to AI-powered edge computing, remote driving in Europe, and radar-assisted safety on farms, the global mobility landscape is accelerating into a new age of automation and intelligence.
Let’s explore the latest breakthroughs that are transforming mobility from every angle urban, industrial, and digital.
WeRide Launches Fully Driverless Robotaxis in Abu Dhabi
WeRide has achieved a global milestone, becoming the first company outside the U.S. to secure a city-level license for fully driverless Level 4 (L4) robotaxis, authorized by the UAE federal government.
The company is launching commercial operations in Abu Dhabi, initially integrating its autonomous fleet with Uber and TXAI platforms for ride-hailing.
This regulatory greenlight signals Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a leading testbed for urban autonomy, complementing the UAE’s broader AI and smart mobility vision.
With its operational experience in China and the U.S., WeRide is uniquely positioned to scale globally bridging autonomous innovation between Asia and the Middle East.
ASUS IoT and Algorized Partner for Edge AI Breakthroughs
ASUS IoT has announced a strategic partnership with Algorized, a computer vision firm, to integrate NVIDIA Jetson Orin–powered PE1100N edge PCs (delivering up to 100 TOPS) with Algorized’s people-sensing perception AI.
This solution enables on-device human detection with latency below 20 milliseconds, allowing for ultra-fast decision-making in industrial, retail, and smart city environments.
By combining high-performance edge computing with real-time AI, ASUS and Algorized are empowering businesses to process visual data locally reducing cloud dependency, improving privacy, and enabling real-time situational awareness in mobility and automation systems alike.
Grab Invests in Remote-Driving Pioneer Vay
Singapore’s Grab is expanding beyond traditional ride-hailing into remote-controlled mobility.
According to Telematics Wire, Grab will invest $60 million in Berlin-based startup Vay, which specializes in remote (teledriven) vehicle operations.
The agreement also includes an option to invest an additional $350 million within a year, contingent on performance milestones.
Vay’s technology allows human operators to remotely control vehicles over cellular networks, bridging today’s driver-based systems with tomorrow’s full autonomy.
For Grab, this move represents a hybrid future of mobility one combining human oversight, AI autonomy, and remote control to improve fleet safety and flexibility in congested urban settings.
FORVIA HELLA Introduces Radar-Based Farm Safety System
FORVIA HELLA unveiled the world’s first radar-based turning assistant for agricultural machinery, integrating the system directly into tractor mirrors.
This innovation detects overtaking vehicles up to 80 meters away, issuing visual and acoustic warnings to prevent left-turn collisions on rural roads one of the most common causes of farm vehicle accidents.
The assistant represents a major safety leap in precision agriculture, where the focus is shifting from power and productivity to automation, awareness, and accident prevention.
A Converging Future of AI Mobility
From WeRide’s driverless taxis navigating Abu Dhabi’s cityscapes to Grab’s remote-driven fleets, ASUS’s edge intelligence, and HELLA’s radar-powered safety, a clear pattern emerges:
AI is no longer just assisting mobility it is redefining it.
The fusion of autonomy, remote operation, and edge computing is creating a mobility ecosystem that is not only smart and scalable, but also safe, localized, and deeply human-aware.
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