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Ouster Launches Rev8 Native Color LiDAR and Teams Up with Fujifilm; Media Highlights Robotics and Autonomous Driving Applications

On May 19, 2026, Ouster announced a partnership with FUJIFILM to embed color science into its REV8 native color LiDAR. Subsequent media coverage explained that the technology can add color information to 3D point clouds and extend to robotics, autonomous driving, and industrial inspection use cases. Later reports also said Gecko Robotics is evaluating the product for inspection applications.

May 21, 2026

SAP unveils new Autonomous Enterprise products at Sapphire 2026 and moves to bring Claude into its enterprise AI platform with Anthropic

At SAP Sapphire 2026, SAP announced multiple new offerings centered on the “Autonomous Enterprise,” including SAP Autonomous Suite, more than 50 Joule Assistants, and Industry AI. SAP also said it is partnering with Anthropic to embed Claude into the SAP Business AI Platform. Across three sources, the common thread is SAP’s push to automate enterprise processes and bring agentic AI into production, though the sources differ on product naming, scope, and technical wording.

May 19, 2026

Microsoft Edge Copilot Update: Summarize Across Tabs, Compare Content, and Gain Long-Term Memory

Microsoft is rolling out an Edge Copilot update that focuses on making the browser’s built-in AI work across open tabs, compare content, summarize pages, and access browsing history with user permission, while also adding long-term memory. At the same time, the standalone Copilot Mode will be retired, with its capabilities folded into the browser’s native features. The three sources largely agree on the core functionality, with differences mainly in the details of extra features such as “study and learn,” podcasts, and writing assistance.

May 17, 2026

CopilotKit Raises $27 Million Series A to Focus on In-App AI Agent Infrastructure and Enterprise Self-Hosted Products

CopilotKit has completed a $27 million Series A round, cross-verified by three sources, with Glilot Capital leading the deal and NFX and SignalFire participating. According to the sources, the funds will mainly support developer-facing in-app AI agent infrastructure, AG-UI-related capabilities, and an enterprise self-hosted product. While the sources differ somewhat on product details and deployment specifics, they agree on the core financing facts.

May 10, 2026

Ouster Launches REV8 OS Series Digital LiDAR, Touting “Native Color LiDAR”

On May 4, 2026, Ouster announced the launch of the Rev8/REV8 OS series of digital LiDAR. All three sources confirmed its core selling point as “native color lidar” or “native-color lidar,” which can capture color images and 3D depth information at the same time, and said its range and resolution can be improved by up to 2x versus the previous generation. As for claims that it could “replace cameras,” only Source 1 mentioned such wording or an extended interpretation; the other sources did not, so this cannot be confirmed from the available sources.

May 7, 2026

Heidelberg Materials Expands Autonomous Haulage Across Multiple Quarry Sites, with Applied Intuition and Pronto Involved in Australia Project

Heidelberg Materials plans to expand its autonomous haulage deployment in 2026, bringing about 30 autonomous vehicles into the next phase. The expansion builds on its proven AHS deployment at the Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas, U.S. Applied Intuition will provide its Self-Driving System (SDS) for Construction for the company’s Australian fleet, and Pronto is also named as a related partner. The Carmeuse Cat Command project at Drummond Island quarry is unrelated and has been excluded.

May 5, 2026