Weekly Roundup #13

🚗OEM

1. Tesla gets the best-selling car spot in Germany’s tough auto market (Link)

2. VW may lean on Magna to develop Scout revival (Link)

3. VW targets 20-30% automation at new EV plant (Link)

4. Stellantis circular economy unit is part of the Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan (Link)

5. Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate on supply chain data platform (Link)

6. Renault, Geely to launch first joint vehicle (Link)

7. Tesla is going to implement a new vehicle hazard warning system (Link)

8. Siemens to supply Stellantis, Mercedes-backed JV with equipment for gigafactories (Link)

⚡EV

1. EV battery maker CATL sees up to 200 percent jump in profit (Link)

2. SAIC, CATL, Sinopec & CNPC to swap batteries in China (Link)

3. Amazon will invest €1 billion to electrify its delivery fleet in Europe (Link)

4. GIC backs Indian EV startup Euler Motors in $60 million funding (Link)

5. StoreDot Achieved Over 1,000 Cycles Of Extreme Fast Charging (Link)

6. Sony Honda JV to build subscription-based EV by 2026 (Link)

7. Audi Urban Purifier – The Fine Dust Filter for Electric Vehicles (Link)

🤖Autonomous Driving

1. Velodyne Lidar Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Yamaha Motor (Link)

2. Keeping the Driver in Driver Assistance Systems (Link)

3. Tesla saves an estimated $114 per car by removing Ultrasonic Sensor (Link)

4. Software company Zenseact uses cutting-edge AI to boost safety systems in Polestar 3. (Link)

5. VW to take 60% stake in tech joint venture with China's Horizon Robotics (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

1. Mobileye Files For An IPO (again!) (Link)

2. Porsche Taycan owners are getting range bump through software updates (Link)

3. Seeing Machines enters key collaboration with Magna, includes US$65 million investment (Link)

4. The Battle for Control of the Dashboard (Link)

5. Google Shutting Down Android’s Assistant Driving Mode (Link)

6. Toyota and Google Cloud partner to bring AI-powered speech services (Link)

7. Hyundai Mobis and Luxoft jointly develop next-gen IVI platform for future mobility (Link)

8. BMW partners with AirConsole to deliver casual video games to its EV displays next year (Link)

9. Hyundai to spend $12.6B on software-defined vehicles (Link)

10. Stellantis opens India software hub to support digital strategy (Link)

11. Lucid updates software: new look, better range prediction (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. What If Apple Made an E-Bike? (Link)

2. Tier Mobility-owned Spin lays off about 10% of workforce, exits two markets (Link)

3. California makes digital license plates legal for everyone (Link)

4. Mobility as a Service is still alive (Link)

5. Porsche Mobility – extended and updated (Link)

6. Investors get a kick out of e-scooters (Link)

7. Ather Energy installs 580th fast charging point, targets 1,400 by end-FY2023 (Link)

✨Interesting

1. A turbine prototype just broke a 24-hour wind power world record (Link)

2. Apple offers a deeper dive into Crash Detection (Link)

3. Polestar 3 launch event

4. Flying Car X2 First Global Public Flight

5. Retro Digital Dashboards by Daniel Lazo (Link)