September 15, 2026
Tuesday
Artificial Intelligence
- Waymo, GO, and Nihon Kotsu target a 2027 commercial autonomous ride-hailing launch in Tokyo, combining Waymo’s driverless technology with GO’s app and Nihon Kotsu’s local taxi operations, pending regulatory approval.
- Google introduces Gemini 3.8 Live models for fluid, reasoning-capable voice agents, combining near-real-time visual grounding, background tool execution, multilingual conversation, and extended thinking for complex tasks.