Weekly Roundup #26

🚗OEM

1. ‘Bending physics’: inside Rimac’s plan to make the fastest EV on the planet (Link)

2. Refreshed Volkswagen ID.3 reveal nears, taillights teased (Link)

3. Tata Motors in talks to raise $1B via stake sale in EV business, report says (Link)

4. It's not just the chip shortage — automakers facing other supply chain disruptions (Link)

5. Tesla signs deal with interesting new battery technology company (Link)

6. Porsche Working On All-Electric Cayenne SUV Slated For 2026 Launch (Link)

7. Tesla shifts its own battery cell production capacity from Germany to the US (Link)

8. Wolfsburg plant: Volkswagen will train 22,000 production employees for e-mobility by 2025 (Link)

9. Bentley Set To End W12 Production In Favor Of Electric Powertrains (Link)

10. Polestar opens a design studio near its Swedish headquarters (Link)

⚡EV

1. The race to decarbonize electric-vehicle batteries (Link)

2. Tata Motors and Uber sign an MOU for XPRES-T EVs (Link)

3. Porsche Says One-Pedal Driving In EVs Isn't Efficient (Link)

4. Volkswagen is going to ramp up recycled materials in its EVs (Link)

5. Geely Auto launches new premium electrified product series – Geely Galaxy (Link)

6. Volkswagen Group Technology reveals complete EV drive system (Link)

7. SEAT invests €3 billion into electrification of main plant (Link)

🤖Autonomous Driving

1. Jaguar Land Rover to open three European self-driving tech hubs (Link)

2. Cruise’s robotaxis have driven 1 million miles with nobody behind the wheel (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

1. Mercedes-Benz & Google partner on integrated services for future vehicles (Link)

2. TikTok is coming to cars, starting with Mercedes-Benz (Link)

3. Mercedes E-Class gets newest MBUX infotainment system (Link)

4. Elektrobit and Canonical announce EB corbos Linux – built on Ubuntu, bringing largest open-source Linux community to software-defined vehicles (Link)

5. Faurecia to sell SAS cockpit unit to Motherson (Link)

6. Stellantis Partners with GlobalLogic to Open a Software Facility in Poland (Link)

7. Porsche upgrades Roads mobile app with AI functionality (Link)

8. Fingerprint-Smudged Touchscreens Could Be a Thing of the Past if This GM Patent Actually Works (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. What is Strategic Procurement in Fleet? (Link)

2. Uber Freight declares ‘electric trucks are finally here’ with its first EV pilot program (Link)

3. Airspeeder unveils Mk4 eVTOL ahead of first crewed flying car racing series (Link)

4. Swedish Startup Movs To Roll Out Leasing Program For Nörd And Ergo Models (Link)

5. Nissan is now using heavy-duty electric trucks to deliver new vehicles (Link)

✨Interesting

1. Lynk & Co’s out-of-this-world headquarters is designed to inspire (Link)

2. VW is using escape rooms to help employees deal with anxiety over EV shift (Link)

3. How to Figure Out if an Electric Vehicle Will Save You Money (Link)