Electric Vehicles in France, Magna’s EtelligentForce, Autonomous Tech

European EV News Electric Vehicles in France: Everything You Need to Know France extends EV incentives until July 2022 Electric Without Limits Grants for Electric Vehicles in France A fix for range anxiety: Pack some power […]

Ford ‘Charge Angels’, Battery Safety, Autonomous Safety Report by AAA, & Automobile Recycling

Investments, Batteries MOBIUS.energy, the High-Power Battery Company Secures $50 Million Investment Commitment From GEM Startup Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) this week announced two new battery partnerships. Startup AmpleAims To Revive Vision of Large Scale EV Battery […]

GM Announces Ultra Cruise, Enabling True Hands-Free Driving Across 95 Percent of Driving Scenarios

Ultra Cruise will ultimately enable door-to-door hands-free driving on all public paved roads in the U.S. and Canada WARREN, Mich. – Today, General Motors unveiled Ultra Cruise, an all-new, advanced driver-assistance technology and significant next step in […]

DeepMap to Extend NVIDIA Mapping Products, Scale Worldwide Map Operations & Expand NVIDIA’s Full-Self Driving Expertise.

NVIDIA to Acquire DeepMap, Enhancing Mapping Solutions for the AV Industry DeepMap expected to extend NVIDIA mapping products, scale worldwide map operations and expand NVIDIA’s full-self driving expertise. NVIDIA has agreed to acquire DeepMap, a startup dedicated […]

XPeng Sets Records for Longest Autonomous Drive – Navigation Guided Pilot Achieves 0.71 Human Driver Interventions Per 100 km

Guangzhou, China, March 31, 2021 – XPeng Inc. (“XPeng” or the “Company”, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, today announced the consolidated results for its 3,000 km navigation-assisted autonomous driving expedition, […]

China’s First Automotive-grade Solid-state LiDAR Production Line Was Launched

RoboSense And Inceptio Announce Cooperation On Mass Production Of L3 Heavy-duty Trucks Shenzhen (China), March 12, 2021  (https://robosense.ai/) announced the launch of China’s first automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR production line and would start mass production and delivery of […]

Cybersecurity challenges in the Uptake of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Driving

Article originally published by The European Commission A report by the JRC and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) looks at cybersecurity risks connected to artificial intelligence (AI) in autonomous vehicles and provides recommendations for […]

Nissan Starts Building Sustainable Future Community in Japan

Partnership with local governments and companies to promote new mobility services and renewable energy use YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan began a field test of new mobility services today as part of a partnership to promote future community […]

Cruise and GM Team Up with Microsoft to Commercialize Self-Driving Vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO, DETROIT and REDMOND, Wash. – Cruise and General Motors on Tuesday announced they have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies will bring together their software […]

Xpeng Partners with Livox to Deploy Lidar Technology in the New 2021 Production Model

GUANGZHOU, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xpeng Inc. (“Xpeng” or the “Company”, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, has collaborated with Livox, a leading lidar maker, to deploy its automotive-grade lidar technology in Xpeng’s new […]

Toyota Shows e-Palette Geared Towards Practical MaaS Applications

Operation planned for Woven City while targeting commercial use in multiple regions in the early 2020s Services to provide safety, peace of mind and comfort through operations management based on Toyota Production System (TPS) Toyota City, […]

Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Martin Zeilinger as Head of Commercial Vehicle Development Tech Unit

Zeilinger brings more than 30 years of experience in commercial vehicle development with a focus on autonomous driving and eco-friendly technologies Hyundai Motor Group will further strengthen its efforts on advanced commercial vehicle development in the […]