Toyota just contracted seven Digit humanoid robots from Agility Robotics to work at its Canadian RAV4 plant under a robots-as-a-service deal. Following a year-long pilot, the bipedal bots will start unloading auto parts from tuggers this April. While backflip demos grab headlines, integrating real humanoids into daily factory shifts is a far bigger milestone.
Amazon’s Zoox just deployed a fleet of retrofitted Toyota Highlanders in Los Angeles to collect mapping data ahead of broader autonomous testing this summer. While rival Waymo already offers paid rides in LA, this marks Zoox’s sixth test city as it inches toward public launches in Las Vegas and San Francisco later this year.
Lyft just announced that riders in Atlanta will be able to hail robotaxis starting this summer, using a fleet of Toyota Sienna minivans powered by May Mobility. The ride-hailing company also plans to expand to Dallas in 2026 with Mobileye-equipped vehicles, gearing up to scale thousands of autonomous cars across multiple cities.
