Weekly Roundup #8

🚗OEM

1. VW Banking On Porsche IPO To Fund Future Electrification Plans (Link)

2. AXA apologises for fake Tesla fire and crash test (Link)

3. McLaren is open to an SUV, with the right DNA (Link)

4. Ferrari Purosangue SUV to be revealed on September 13 (Link)

5. Nikola founder Milton loses rulings to EV truck maker (Link)

⚡EV

1. Tesla prepares launch in Thailand with hiring spree (Link)

2. Tesla Supercharging time could be cut by 60% with new charging curve tech (Link)

3. Rivian and Mercedes-Benz partner up for electric vans (Link)

4. Huawei-backed AITO launches first all-electric model, M5 EV, to take on Tesla Model Y (Link)

5. Musk: Tesla To Build 10-12 Gigafactories, 20M EVs Per Year By 2030 (Link)

🔋Battery

1. Scientists Discover a Way to Make Cheaper Batteries From Everyday Elements (Link)

2. StoreDot ships EV battery cell samples to global car makers for testing (Link)

3. StoreDot demonstrates 0-86% charge in ten minutes (Link)

4. Used Kia EV batteries given second life in energy storage systems (Link)

5. Tesla plans a ‘license to print money’ aka lithium refining factory in Texas (Link)

6. The future of road freight transport: megawatt charging (Link)

7. British start-up Ionetic launches battery design software (Link)

8. "Battery passports" could help electric cars qualify for tax credits (Link)

🤖Autonomous and Software

1. Aurora Innovation, Self-driving tech company says a sale to Apple or Microsoft is possible (Link)

2. China says automakers must have licences for mapping data in smart cars (Link)

3. ZF Showcases Autonomous Commercial Transportation System Solutions (Link)

4. Redefining Fleet Efficiency: ZF presents New Digital Fleet Orchestration Platform SCALAR (Link)

5. How Virtualization Solves Five Automotive OEM Business Challenges (Link)

💽Infotainment

1. TSMC plans to mass produce 2nm chips in 2025 and adopts US EDA software: report (Link)

2. HARMAN Acquires In-cabin Radar Sensing Pioneer CAARESYS (Link)

3. NIO officially launches NIO Air AR Glasses for in-car entertainment (Link)

4. What Feature Is a Must-Have on Your Next Car Purchase? (Link)

5. Apple's car is popular even before it exists (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. Electric boat X-Shore 1 to widen market at competitive price (Link)

2. Lightyear Secures €81 Million in Additional Capital, Welcome Public Investors Anchored by Invest-NL (Link)

3. The two-wheeled commute: Micromobility and your future (Link)

4. Daimler India join forces with IIT Madras Incubation Cell to develop mobility solutions (Link)

✨Interesting

1. Auto manufacturer family tree: Who owns what? (Link)

2. Car Crashes Were the Star of Apple's Big iPhone Event (Link)

3. Porsche officially calls off F1 entry plans with Red Bull (Link)

4. Alfa Romeo F1 Docuseries Episode 1 (Link)

5. Here’s How Koenigsegg’s New Gearbox That’s Both A Gated Manual And A 9-Speed Automatic Actually Works (Link)

6. Mercedes EQS Production in Germany (Link)