BYD's AI division has presented its inaugural research paper, HyWorldVLA, introducing a hybrid world model that achieved a 90.59 PDMS score on the NAVSIM v1 benchmark. This result reportedly surpasses all prior leading methods, indicating the organisation's entry into autonomous driving foundation models. The paper reveals a previously unpublicised AI research group, according to Pandaily, which includes individuals with backgrounds in robotics research from the Harbin Instit

A US-based company, Tau Robotics, has commenced a robot cleaning service utilising humanoid machines for household chores. The initiative introduces robots to residences, undertaking tasks typically performed by humans. This service is presently available in San Francisco.