Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics

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Post by ck2 » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC

Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics
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Post by temecula » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC

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Post by travoc » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

If only they could make an engine or transmission that doesn't blow up at 80,000 miles.

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Post by SequoiaHope » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

It’s so weird to use an AI generated image for this article when there are so many images of Atlas out there.

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Post by pixl97 » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC

travoc wrote: post #3

If only they could make an engine or transmission that doesn't blow up at 80,000 miles.

Luckily they have a 10 year 100k mile warranty.

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Post by linksnapzz » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC

pixl97 wrote: post #5

travoc wrote: post #3

If only they could make an engine or transmission that doesn't blow up at 80,000 miles.

Luckily they have a 10 year 100k mile warranty.

...which AFAIK isn't transferable. IOW, used Hyundais are cheap for a reason.

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Post by bayindirh » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

SequoiaHope wrote: post #4

It’s so weird to use an AI generated image for this article when there are so many images of Atlas out there.

Generating an image from an already open tab is faster than making a search engine query and selecting a good, high resolution image.

Who cares about quality. Speed is the new black.

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Post by glitchc » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

linksnapzz wrote: post #6

pixl97 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Luckily they have a 10 year 100k mile warranty.

...which AFAIK isn't transferable. IOW, used Hyundais are cheap for a reason.

Are you sure? The warranty is on the car, not the owner. Almost all manufacturers (except Tesla) transfer automatically and are based on mileage.

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Post by mikestorrent » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

travoc wrote: post #3

If only they could make an engine or transmission that doesn't blow up at 80,000 miles.

So true. I hear they replace more engines than any other brand. I'm surprised they sell so well; a used Toyota would be a far better choice than a new Hyundai

Re: Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics

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Post by LanceJones » Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

So this appears to mean that Hyundai is effectively taking BD's humanoids "off the market" (B2C/B2B markets). And Softbank wants to take a different humanoids stake in OpenAI's plans.