What changed

Price$49.99 (Bee)$74.99 (Bee Frontier); Bee Pro $11.99 a month

Bee moved to Bee Frontier ($74.99, sold through Amazon.com) and Bee Pro ($11.99 a month). Bee Eclipse is coming soon from $99.99.

Amazon now prices and sells Bee as its own product line, and the subscription question is settled: the basics are free and Bee Pro is optional.

MilestoneExempted from the FCC Covered List

The FCC announced that the Department of War had granted Conditional Approval to Matic's floor-cleaning robot and charging dock, exempting them from the FCC Covered List.

Since July 28, 2026, foreign-produced home robots can't get new FCC equipment authorizations unless they hold such an approval. Matic's has no end date, as long as Matic follows its onshoring plan.

AvailabilityFirst recordedAvailable now

Meta put Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) on sale at $449 on the day it was announced.

WhereUSUS, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Germany

Meta expanded Ray-Ban Display beyond the US. Sales began that day in the UK and Canada; France, Italy and Germany opened preorders ahead of October 13 availability.

International launches had been paused since January 2026; this is the pause ending.

EvidenceFirst recordedAnnounced

Agility announced Digit 5. It isn't available yet: early access is expected in the first half of 2027, with general availability targeted by the end of 2027.

Digit 5 is tracked on its own evidence. Customer deployments of earlier Digit models don't carry over to a new model.

MilestoneCybercab enters service

Tesla began commercial deployment of a small number of Cybercabs, which have no steering wheel or pedals, in Austin. NHTSA opened an audit of how Tesla certified them to federal safety standards the same day.

A car built with no manual controls is now carrying riders; whether its self-certification holds up is the open question.

MilestoneBMW says integration under way

A BMW spokesperson said Figure 03 is being integrated into production logistics at Plant Spartanburg, with the focus on validating the application. No schedule or results were given.

It is the customer's own word that the work continues. A stated trial period, scope of operation or results would move Figure 03 to Pilot.

MilestoneBookable on Uber in Dubai

Uber riders in Dubai could be matched with fully driverless Apollo Go robotaxis as a paid option, in parts of Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah.

Riders no longer need Apollo Go's own app: a mainstream ride-hailing app now routes paying passengers to a driverless car.

AvailabilityNot available to buyPaid service available

Zoox started charging riders in Las Vegas on August 10, 2026, after a federal exemption for its robotaxi, which has no manual driving controls.

Paid rides in a vehicle with no manual controls are a regulatory first, not only a service launch.

MilestoneSecond-generation driverless trucks

Aurora put second-generation driverless trucks, built on International LT trucks, into commercial freight service on its Dallas-to-Houston route with no driver or safety operator behind the wheel.

Aurora says the new hardware costs at least 50% less and lets it put hundreds of driverless trucks on the road.

PriceFree ridesDh5 per ride

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority set a Dh5 fare for Apollo Go's driverless taxis in Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah, after an initial free period.

A fare turns a public trial into a paid service: the step that separates deployment from demonstration.

MilestoneCustomer-site demonstration

Figure and BMW showed Figure 03 sorting unsorted parts into sequencing trolleys at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.

A named factory and a defined task are a real step. A showing is not a trial, though: Figure 03 stays Demonstrated until a trial period, scope of operation or results are published.

PriceFree tier for personal Google accountsPaid Gemini API keys or Code Assist licences

Google stopped serving Gemini CLI to free-of-charge users and to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, and pointed them to Antigravity CLI. Gemini CLI still works with paid Gemini API keys, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform API keys, and Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licences.

The open-source tool is still free to install, but using it now runs through a paid API key or a Code Assist Standard or Enterprise licence.

AvailabilityNot available to buyPreorder

1X opened orders for the NEO home humanoid, with a $200 refundable deposit.

A consumer humanoid with a price and an order path, even before delivery, is a different thing from a lab demo.