Elon Musk’s fortress holds firm. Despite slumping sales, Tesla resists Apple CarPlay due to navigation conflicts and iOS 26 adoption hurdles.
Autonomous Driving
NVIDIA at CES 2026: Alpamayo open-source AI brings reasoning to cars. Launching in the Mercedes-Benz CLA, it solves the "long tail" of driving safety.
MIT and NVIDIA unveil FoundationMotion, an automated system that enables AI to master complex video motion, outperforming Gemini in autonomous driving scenes.
Qualcomm and BMW have partnered to create Snapdragon Ride AD, a new software stack for autonomous driving that's debuting in the all-new BMW iX3.
GlobalFoundries is acquiring MIPS to bolster its RISC-V processor core and software capabilities, strengthening its competitive edge in AI, autonomous driving, and data centers.