Weekly Roundup 62

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

1. NHTSA Investigates Fisker Ocean SUV Over Rollaway Concerns: A Critical Turn for Electric Vehicle Safety (Link)

2. Waymo updated its vehicle software after ‘rare scenario’ in Phoenix (Link)

3. Beeline Moto 2 adds a mini map and more to still-simple sat nav device (Link)

4. Tesla Sparked A Car Software War. It’s Not Going So Hot (Link)

5. GM's Cruise hardware chief resigns in latest exit after operations suspended (Link)

6. Making Connected Car Data Matter (Link)

7. Sony-Honda Joint Venture Will Build SUV And ‘Affordable’ Compact To Go Along With Afeela Sedan (Link)

8. GM is preparing for another major expansion of its hands-free Super Cruise system (Link)

9. US Porsche, Bentley and Audi imports held up over banned Chinese part (Link)

10. Renesas to Acquire PCB Design Software Leader Altium to Make Electronics Design Accessible to Broader Market and Accelerate Innovation (Link)

11. NoTraffic granted US patent approval for its V2X connectivity technology (Link)

12. Bosch: Smart update: The display can now think for itself (Link)

13. Mercedes-Benz MBUX Hyperscreen Review: Gimmick Or Game-Changer? (Link)

14. That anti-Tesla Super Bowl ad just got the wrong kind of attention from the NTSB (Link)

✨In Other News

1. GM insists Andretti Cadillac effort in F1 can be competitive (Link)

2. Volkswagen and Mahindra sign supply agreement (Link)

3. Stellantis and Mercedes raise €4.4 billion with ACC to build new gigafactories (Link)

4. Stellantis to produce EV drive modules in Hungary (Link)

5. BMW ‘Walken’ Away With Most-Liked Super Bowl TV Ad (Link)

6. BYD licenses production of LFP Blade batteries to GM, Ford supplier (Link)

7. Rivian app update leaks NACS adapter design, Tesla charger interoperability (Link)

8. Why used EVs need battery health certificates (Link)

9. Joby to Launch Electric Air Taxi Service in UAE (Link)

10. Stellantis becomes latest automaker to adopt NACS charging standard (Link)