Weekly Roundup #3

🚗OEM

1. VW agrees to buy $4 billion worth of lidar components from Israel's Innoviz (Link)

2. Mercedes-Benz Trucks launches 'all in one' charging station in Germany (Link)

3. Aston Martin losses widen as supply chain issues hit production (Link)

4. Nissan Recalls 10,500 Rental Vehicles Over Software Bug (Link), Recall Report (Link)

5. Stellantis to invest $99 million at three engine plants (Link)

6. Aurora and Schneider to Autonomously Haul Freight in Texas (Link)

7. Auto chip industry to reach $250 billion by 2040, KPMG says (Link)

8. FCA US Sentenced In Diesel-Emissions Probe, Will Pay $300 Million Settlement (Link)

9. Biden's $52 Billion Semiconductor Package Is a Big Deal, Especially for Automakers (Link)

10. Mercedes-Benz to recall 11,908 vehicles in China, including 660 EQS EVs (Link)

⚡EV

1. Sodium-based batteries could solve the lithium crunch (Link)

2. Mercedes-Benz eActros approved as a truck-and-trailer combination (Link)

3. Apple hires Lamborghini exec to work on its electric car, report says (Link)

4. Volvo Starts Process to Establish Plant for Battery Production in Sweden (Link)

5. Grid-Scale Battery Storage In US Tripled In 2021 (Link)

🤖SW Defined Vehicles

1. Google Maps launches Street View in India after 11-year wait (Link)

2. Xpeng Partners With Alibaba To Open Computing Center For Autonomous Technology (Link)

3. How Qualcomm scales on-device AI from smartphones to cars (Link)

🔌Tesla

1. Tesla 2022 Cyber Roundup (Annual Meeting of Stockholders) (Link)

2. Tesla 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Livestream (Link)

3. Summary of Tesla’s Quarterly Report (Link) - SEC Filling (Link)

✨Future

1. Porsche Has Big Plans For E-Bikes In Coming Years (Link)

2. Hydrogen powered TVS scooter in the works (Link)

3. Hyundai’s e-Bike Patent (Link)

4. Rivian’s Charging station Patent (Link)

5. Volkswagen Group Unveils Its First Electric Flying Taxi Prototype (Link)

🔥Interesting

1. Tesla PLAID: Why It Pushes The Limits Of Physics (Link)

2. Honda Extends Power Unit Agreement with Red Bull Powertrains to End of 2025 (Link)

3. James Bond cars heading to auction with other series costumes and props (Link)