Daily AI News | Pony AI and FutureLink sign plan to bring 200 Level 4 robotaxis to Korea
# Daily AI News | Pony AI and FutureLink sign plan to bring 200 Level 4 robotaxis to Korea
## Lead Story
### Pony AI and FutureLink sign plan to bring 200 Level 4 robotaxis to Korea
Pony AI and Korean mobility company FutureLink signed a strategic partnership in Seoul. The plan starts with 10 seventh-generation robotaxis for local certification, followed by 190 more vehicles, targeting a 200-vehicle fleet by 2028. Service would begin in Seoul’s Gangnam autonomous-driving pilot zone, but certification and commercial-launch dates are not yet fixed.
**AI take:** Korean certification and local operations, not the headline fleet count, are the real execution tests.
## More News
### Codex and ChatGPT Work paid-user usage is scheduled to reset at 6 PM Pacific
OpenAI Codex and ChatGPT Work lead Tibo Thsottiaux said a new usage reset would land at 6 PM Pacific and invited users to use the refreshed allowance. The post confirms a scheduled reset, not a permanent plan increase, and gives no universal numeric uplift.
**AI take:** Treat this as short-term capacity recovery; long-term planning should still follow the limits shown in each account.
### SpaceX confirms an in-house gas-turbine blade foundry in Texas
Elon Musk confirmed that SpaceX’s Bastrop, Texas, facility will cast gas-turbine blades and vanes in-house. He said this could bring turbines online up to 18 months sooner to ease AI data-center power constraints. Industrial-scale feasibility, permitting, and the pollution impact of additional gas generation remain unresolved.
**AI take:** The plan targets long equipment lead times, but hard manufacturing and environmental constraints do not disappear with vertical integration.
### Caterpillar details industrial AI deployment and a five-year $100 million workforce plan
Caterpillar said customers, operators, and technicians are using Cat AI Assistant, while its manufacturing teams use AI to create digital twins. The company has about 1.6 million connected assets and more than 16 petabytes of structured data. It plans to spend $100 million over five years training employees in AI, autonomy, and robotics.
**AI take:** Industrial AI depends as much on equipment data, redesigned workflows, and trained people as it does on the model.
## Rumors
### LG Electronics is reportedly pursuing a Virginia chiller plant for AI data centers
LG Electronics is reportedly pursuing a chiller production base in Virginia to shorten delivery times for AI data-center customers, with investment potentially reaching several hundred billion won. The report also mentions a possible large supply contract; a final investment decision, spending, construction schedule, and contract remain undisclosed.
**AI take:** Local production could cut freight and tariff exposure, but an investment decision and customer contract are the evidence to wait for.
### LTX teases open weights for a 1080p-input, 8K-output video capability
LTX says an open-weight capability may deliver “1080p in, 8K out,” letting builders work without waiting for its roadmap. The teaser does not name the model or upscaler, link weights, state a license or release date, or provide verifiable output-quality evidence.
**AI take:** Usability will depend on memory needs, licensing, and real 8K output quality—not the resolution claim alone.
