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Monday 13 April 2026
Pony.ai charts a different path into the European robotaxi market
The competition to deploy robotaxis across Europe is intensifying. A partnership led by European start-up Verne, alongside Uber and China's Pony.ai, has been described by industry...
Monday 13 April 2026
Robotaxis enter a new phase: Regulation over innovation

As companies like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Waymo begin rolling out autonomous vehicles across Europe and the US, the bottleneck...

Monday 13 April 2026
BYD expands driver tech, but software gaps come into focus

The choice of sensing architecture and the efficiency of data iteration have emerged as decisive factors in the competitiveness of advanced...

Sunday 12 April 2026
Murata produces seven automotive MLCCs for autonomous driving and power supply markets
Murata Manufacturing, a leading Japanese passive component manufacturer, announced that it has begun mass production of seven types of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for automotive...
Saturday 11 April 2026
Europe becomes the next testing ground for driverless taxis

The competition in robotaxis is expanding beyond the US and China into Europe, where 2026 is widely seen as the first year of commercial...

Wednesday 8 April 2026
In the race to autonomy, Level 2+ emerges as the winner

The global adoption of advanced driver-assistance systems, or ADAS, and autonomous vehicles is expected to rise from 66 percent in 2025 to 94 percent by 2035. Within that...

Tuesday 7 April 2026
China's auto sales shift, but price war shows no sign of ending

China's auto market showed a notable shift in the first quarter of 2026, with Volkswagen, Geely, and Toyota returning to the top of the...

Friday 3 April 2026
Software-defined vehicles: Longevity vs. rapid tech change
In the era of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the automotive industry faces a fundamental tension: while a car's mechanical structure can last 15 years or more, its digital computing...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Slower-than-expected smart cockpit monetization prompts global recalibration
Slower-than-expected monetization of smart cockpits is prompting a global reassessment of in-car payments, with implications for automakers, tech platforms, and financial institutions...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
'China Speed': the new benchmark in global auto competition
Through highly centralized supply chains, a software-first development philosophy, and extensive state subsidies, Chinese automakers have compressed traditional vehicle development...
Monday 23 March 2026
Uber bet US$1.25 billion on Rivian to scale Robotaxi fleet
Uber is pushing into autonomous mobility through a multibillion-dollar partnership with Rivian, aiming to deploy tens of thousands of robotaxis across North America and Europe over...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Honda books US$15.7 billion EV loss after scrapping projects and compensating suppliers
Japan's Honda Motor Co. stunned investors in March 2026 by announcing up to JPY2.5 trillion (approx. US$15.8 billion) in impairment losses tied largely to its troubled push into electric...
Thursday 12 March 2026
oToBrite expands into robotics, unmanned vehicles with automotive-grade vision tech

As automation expands from controlled indoor environments into more complex and unpredictable outdoor settings, the ability of vision...

Thursday 5 March 2026
Huawei reveals 896-channel automotive LiDAR with dual-optical architecture

Huawei on March 4 unveiled what it said is the world's first mass-produced 896-channel automotive LiDAR, a sensor designed to significantly...

Monday 2 March 2026
Middle East escalation disrupts AWS data center, Apple retail, and Robotaxi services
US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran triggered retaliatory missile attacks on US bases in Bahrain and Qatar, with spillover disruptions hitting cloud infrastructure, logistics hubs, and...