Weekly Roundup 71

đź’ľSW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

  1. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Infotainment Review: Just Right, Not Radical (Link)

  2. Musk redirected Tesla’s Nvidia chip shipment to X, xAI (Link)

  3. What is the future of travel? (Link)

  4. Xpeng X9 is a starship on wheels (Link)

  5. Mercedes recalls nearly 15,000 EVs for software issue (Link)

  6. AI and the future of mobility (Link)

  7. Xiaomi tech rival Meizu and its parent Geely aim to revolutionalize in-car audio with AI in China (Link)

  8. Tesla releases new software update with improvements to adaptive headlights, and more (Link)

  9. GM promotes 2 ex-Apple execs to lead software team (Link)

  10. Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving update is late and it’s a critical one (Link)

  11. Tesla recalls 125K vehicles to fix seat belt warning issue (Link)

  12. The Uncertainty Of Certifying AI For Automotive – A Summary (Link)

⚡EV

  1. Germany warns against trade barriers as EU readies EV tariffs (Link)

  2. BMW and Pirelli develop an innovative winter tire for more range (Link)

  3. Volkswagen’s Elli enters the industrial energy storage business (Link)

  4. Porsche AG updates product range and doubles dividends (Link)

  5. Lamborghini Urus SE: The world’s first plug-in hybrid Super SUV debuts in Malaysia (Link)

  6. Factorial delivers solid-state battery samples to Mercedes-Benz (Link)

  7. Lucid Ships First Air Sedans from Saudi Arabia Plant (Link)

  8. Mercedes and Stellantis pause EU battery factories, may switch to LFP cells (Link)

  9. Volvo to issue world's first EV battery passport ahead of EU rules (Link)

  10. EV Battery Swapping Means Less Downtime For Fleets (Link)

✨Interesting

  1. Automotive platinum demand will escape supply constraints (Link)

  2. Porsche Will Pay You $4,500 To Defect From Another EV Brand (Link)

  3. 2026 Formula 1 car renderings revealed as FIA details major regulation changes (Link)