Weekly Roundup #22

January 30, 2023

🚗OEM

  1. All-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre production likely to crank up, CEO credits stronger-than-expected demand (Link)

  2. Tesla's Massive Price Cuts Send Shockwaves Across Auto Industry (Link)

  3. Volkswagen brand brings back former Bentley, Audi designer to spearhead EV rollout (Link)

  4. Change in the Executive Board of Porsche Engineering (Link)

  5. Ferrari's electric supercars will rev up with sound of engines, patent shows (Link)

  6. Suzuki to launch five EVs by 2030 (Link)

  7. Toyota appoints new CEO to lead transition into electrified mobility (Link)

âš¡EV

  1. Audi teases Activesphere Concept once more before reveal (Link)

  2. This Is Why EV Rental Is Surprisingly Expensive (Link)

  3. Porsche to design 3D-printed battery gigafactories for Sakuu (Link)

  4. US: Tesla "Magic Dock" For Supercharging CCS1 Cars Coming Soon? (Link)

  5. Ford patents magnetic charging connector: MagSafe for EVs? (Link)

  6. Foldable gasket tackles battery pack sealing headaches (Link)

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🤖Autonomous Driving

  1. Mercedes-Benz world’s first automotive company to certify SAE Level 3 system for U.S. market (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

  1. Panasonic Automotive Systems, Trend Micro, and VicOne Demonstrate Virtualization Security Solution for Next-generation Vehicle Cockpit Systems (Link)

  2. Sony and Honda’s EV goes where the Apple Car never did (Link)

  3. ZF plans $3B German plant with U.S. partner to make chips for EVs, report says (Link)

  4. Tesla Insurance Data Drive Vehicle Design And Software Changes: Musk (Link)

  5. Continental Actively Promotes the Development and Use of Open Source Software (Link)

  6. BMW Group's cloud strategy RISEs to new levels with SAP partnership. (Link)

🛴Mobility

  1. Rivian announces JV with Mercedes-Benz to produce electric vans in Europe (Link)

  2. Tesla Semi Details From Frito-Lay Visit: Powertrain, Interior, Charging (Link)

  3. New 600km ultra-fast charging network opens for e-trucks (Link)

  4. Bugatti Updates Its Electric Kick Scooter For 2023 (Link)

  5. Swiss Firm Thömus Enters The U.S. Market With The Swissrider E-Bike (Link)

✨Interesting

  1. Saudi Arabia Explored Bid to Buy F1 for Over $20 Billion (Link)

  2. Porsche explains Taycan regen braking (Link)

  3. Ferrari is engineering simulated engine sounds (like most legacy automakers) for its future EVs (Link)

  4. AI-Generated Car Buying? Impel’s New $104M Funding Drives Innovation (Link)

  5. Check out BMW’s color-changing concept car in action (Link)

  6. 20 YEARS AT GOODWOOD – THE HOME OF ROLLS-ROYCE, 2003-2023 (Link)

  7. Audi’s Activesphere Concept Is for a Future Where We Don’t Need Roads (Link)

  8. Tesla Heat Pump | More Range in Cold Weather (Link)