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Tata Elxsi, the software-focused subsidiary of Indian giant Tata, and Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corporation have built a new EV innovation centre in Bangalore. The centre, which opened in January, will focus on targeted solutions for electric vehicles. The ...

Kia’s new Autonomous Driving Technology, AutoMode, to be Launched in 2023

Kia has announced plans to accelerate its transition to EVs and it will expand its battery electric vehicle (BEV) product line-up. The Korean brand plans to launch at least two BEVs per year and build a full line-up of ...

Unexotic Chemistry and Off-The-Shelf Components – How Eurocell Plans to Build Better Batteries

As the world moves away from internal combustion engines and towards batteries, volts, and motors, it is only natural that an increasing number of companies would be looking to create gigafactories to meet the demand. However, Eurocell, which recently joined ...

Ushering in a new era of “Safety and Autonomy” – Israel’s AI-Tech Company Autobrains

In November 2021, Autobrains, a company that develops artificial intelligence (AI) for assisted and autonomous driving, announced that it had raised $101 million in Series C funding. But the Israeli company isn’t a new player on the block. In fact, ...

Motor Image And Motul Start Partnership For Supply Of Exclusive Subaru Lubricant Products

Motor Image announced recently that the company and Motul have started a partnership to develop and supply a line of exclusive lubricant products for Subaru vehicles in the region. Motor Image is the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles in ...

Singapore’s Beam Raises $93m as it Plots Micromobility Expansion

Singapore-based micromobility startup Beam has raised $93 million in Series B funding to help expand into new markets and bring a new moped model to market. Beam, which currently operates in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia, ...

“A Total Revolution of How we Perceive Mobility” – Electreon VP Asaf Maman

Keeping electric cars topped up with fresh electricity isn’t easy but it certainly isn’t as challenging as keeping lorries or buses supplied with power. Travelling over long distances with precious little downtime, electrifying large vehicles has proven to be challenging. ...

From Delhi to Mumbai on a Single Charge – India’s Shiv Nadar University Develops Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) Batteries

Earlier in 2020, Shiv Nadar University, along with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), developed a technology for the production of environment-friendly Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Auto Futures caught up with Dr. Bimlesh Lochab, Associate Professor at Shiv Nadar University to ...

AutoFlight Completes Transition Flight in its Prosperity I eVTOL Aircraft

AutoFlight has joined a select club of eVTOL companies that have managed a successful transition flight with an aircraft capable of carrying four people. The company’s Prosperity I completed its transition flight – where the craft goes from vertical ...

Nissan to Stop Internal Combustion Engine Development

Nissan is expected to end further development of its internal combustion engines (ICE) in all major markets, except the US. Rather than further refining its ICE powerplants, the Japanese company is set to focus its engineering efforts and resources ...

South Korean Micromobility Startup Swing Raises $24 Million

Swing, a South Korean electric scooter and micromobility startup has raised $24 million in Series B funding to help finance its expansion to Japan. Founder and CEO San Kim told said that the startup will use the new funding ...

TXAI, the UAE’s First Autonomous Taxi Operation Completes Successful Trial

Bayanat, an Abu Dhabi-based geospatial intelligence, data analytics and AI company, has announced the successful completion of phase 1 trials of its first autonomous taxi service called TXAI. It’s the first ever pilot of Level 4 autonomous vehicles in ...

Drive lah: Taking Cars off the Road, One at a Time

Congestion is a real problem plaguing some of Asia’s largest megacities. And while there are many reasons for the steady rise of the continent’s congested cities, one of the biggest contributors is the prevalence of ‘one person-one car’ attitudes. Singapore-based ...

Man charged after spy cameras found in female toilets at Australian embassy

An ex-staffer at the Australian embassy in Bangkok has been charged after he used numerous cameras to spy on female staff. An ex-employee who worked at the Australian embassy in Bangkok has been charged by Royal Thai Police with sexual ...

ABB Increase Stake in Chargedot to 80%

ABB has increased its majority stake in Chinese EV charging provider Chargedot. The Swiss power and manufacturing giant now owns 80% of Chargedot, up from the 67% it acquired in March 2020. The financial terms of the deal have ...

Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi Reveal 2030 Vision for EVs and Connected Cars

Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi have announced they will work together to bring new EV platforms and smarter connected cars to market through 2030. The trio has been working together for more than 20 years and will continue to produce ...

Mercedes-Benz Partners With ProLogium to Develop Next-gen Solid-State EV Battery Cells

Mercedes-Benz and ProLogium, a leader in solid-state batteries, have signed a cooperation agreement to develop next-generation battery cells. The companies also agreed on milestones that would enable integration of the solid-state battery technology into a range of passenger vehicles in ...

Dubai’s Evocargo Sets The Stage for Autonomous Trucks – Founder Andrey Bolshakov

The excitement surrounding driverless cars is unparalleled, to the point where we’ve begun associating autonomous mobility to just driverless cars. But this technology can offer us so much more than just robotaxis. Founded in 2019, Dubai-based Evocargo offers end-to-end logistics ...

what3words CEO is Planning to Revolutionise In-Car Navigation

In-car navigation might seem easier than ever with most new cars coming with sat nav built-in and tools such as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. However, mapping company what3words is charting a slightly different course. The company has been on ...

XPeng Annnouces Dealership Partnership With Zhongsheng Group to Accelerate EV Adoption

XPeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV), a Chinese smart electric vehicle company, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Zhongsheng Group, an automobile dealership group in China. The partnership’s aim is to provide both XPeng’s industry-leading Smart EV products and Zhongsheng’s ...

Volvo Group And Japan’s Isuzu Motors Form Truck Technology Partnership

The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors have signed an agreement to form a strategic alliance within the commercial vehicles sector in order to ‘capture the opportunities in the ongoing industry transformation’. The agreements include Isuzu Motor’s acquisition of UD ...

Xpeng Motors Floats Shares on NYSE; Raises Approximately $1.5 Billion

XPeng Inc., a smart electric vehicle company, has become the latest Chinese car maker to float its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The shares were priced at $15.00 per share and trade under the symbol ‘XPEV’. ...

Team TECHEETAH to join Extreme E

Team TECHEETAH has announced its entry into Extreme E, becoming the first team entry to represent Asia in the electric off-road racing series, scheduled to start in early 2021. Team TECHEETAH Extreme E will be owned by the Indover ...

A New EV Brand is Born – China’s IM Motors is Officially Launched; Backed by Alibaba

IM Motors, a high-end intelligent pure electric vehicle brand, has been launched by Zhiji Motors, jointly founded by SAIC Motor, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech and Alibaba. The new EV brand was launched simultaneouly in Shanghai, China, CES, Las Vegas and London. The English brand name, ...

China’s WM Motor Expects Over US$500M in New Funding to Help Develop Autonomous Driving

WM Motor Holdings Limited, a Chinese EV manufacturer, has announced that it has raised an expected US$300+ million in a Series D1 round financing led by PCCW Limited and Shun Tak Holdings Limited. The company further expects that a few ...

Sony Corp. Completes VISION-S Prototype; Begins Public Road Testing

At CES 2021, Sony Corporation has announced the completion of its VISION-S prototype vehicle in December 2020, which has been under development with the goal of contributing to the evolution of mobility, and that it has begun public road tests ...

“Never Underestimate the Power of Technology” – HOP Electric CEO Ketan Mehta on Transformative Electric Two-Wheelers

The Indian EV scenario is rapidly changing. While national and state governments have played significant roles in increasing EV ownership with policies such as FAME II and local subsidies, OEMs such as Tata and MG drew in more crowds by ...

Ford’s First Mustang Mach-E Manufactured in China Officially Rolls Off Assembly Line

The first all-electric Mustang Mach-E manufactured in China by Ford has officially rolled off the assembly line. Manufactured at Changan Ford’s manufacturing plant in Chongqing, the locally-produced Mach-E will be available for delivery to Chinese customers by year-end. The ...

Xpeng-Backed Urban Air Mobility Company HT Aero Raises $500+ Million in Funding

HT Aero, an urban air mobility (UAM) company backed by XPeng Inc., has raised over US$500 million for its Series A capital funding. It will be the largest single-tranche fundraising to date in Asia’s low-altitude flying vehicle sector. The funding ...

China’s Human Horizons Announces All-New Digital GT-HiPhi Z

China’s Human Horizons Group Inc. has announced plans to unveil an all-new Digital GT- HiPhi Z. The new GT will be officially on display and available for purchase reservations at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in April 2022, with mass ...

Porsche Unveils New Taycan GTS Models

Porsche has unveiled a new GTS version of its all-electric Taycan at the LA Auto Show. The Stuttgart company’s GTS-line models cherrypick the best parts of the options list and this new Taycan is no different. The Taycan GTS gets ...

Volocopter Conducts South Korea’s First Crewed Public Air Taxi Test Flight

German urban air mobility (UAM) developer, Volocopter, has completed the first test flight with its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first ever crewed public test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air ...

Airbus and Singapore Sign MOU to Investigate Hydrogen-Powered Planes

Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to look into using hydrogen as an aviation fuel. Under the MOU, the company and city-state will look into the demand and production ...

Suddenly the Whole Industry Says It’s Sustainable, I Don’t Believe It – Lynk & Co CEO Alain Visser

Lynk & Co is a pretty bold company and, speaking to CEO Alain Visser, it’s clear that attitude goes all the way to the top. “Why change something that is working well?” says Visser. “The car industry is profitable and ...

NIO and Shell Join Forces to Build Battery Charging and Swapping Stations in China

EV manufacturer NIO has joined forces with Shell to construct battery charging and swapping stations in its native China. The plan will see the two companies collaborate to build 100 battery swapping stations in the country by 2025, as ...

“More Players Want a Piece of The Pie” – European Mobility Leader Eye India’s Electrification Journey

Ever since India embarked on its electrification journey, there was a flurry of activity among the country’s automakers. Players with a significant market presence began announcing their all-new electric line-up, while ones that were yet to make a launch began ...

Hyundai and Kia Choose Siemens to Help Digital Transformation

Hyundai and Kia have selected Siemens as their data management and design environment partner. Using Siemens’ NX and Teamcentre software, the Korean manufacturers will be able to accelerate their digital transformation and create comprehensive digital twins to improve vehicle ...

“No Longer The New Kid in Town” – Foxconn Shows Off Three Self-Developed EVs

Technology manufacturer Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has officially introduced three self-developed electric vehicles: the Model C recreational vehicle, the Model E sedan and the Model T electric bus. The announcement was made during the livestreamed Hon Hai Tech Day ...

Making Flying as Easy as Driving – Israeli eVTOL Start-up AIR’s Founder & CTO Chen Rosen

AIR is developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles with a difference. The Israeli start-up recently revealed the AIR ONE, an aircraft designed for individual consumer ownership, not for public transit. AIR was founded in late 2017 by entrepreneur ...

Honda to Bring Ten New HEVs and EVs to China from 2030

Honda has vowed not to introduce any new cars that aren’t electric or hybrid in China from 2030. As such, the company is introducing the e:N Series of brand new EVs for the Chinese market with the first models, the ...

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