On December 22, Geopost Vision announced a partnership with Nextbase for high-frequency street-level imagery. They will unveil their combined camera and fleet-data innovation at CES 2026. The partnership is already active in 10 European countries and will expand to 20 countries by 2026.
Geopost Vision is leveraging N

On December 16, Donut Lab and WATT Electric Vehicle Company (WATT) announced a partnership. It combines WATT’s ‘module-to-chassis’ integrated battery platform with Donut Lab’s in-wheel motors. The two companies will show a functional prototype skateboard platform at CES 2026.
WATT’s PACES (Passenger and Commercial EV

On December 23, XING Mobility announced that it will showcase the world’s first immersion-cooled 800V high-voltage DC BBU, alongside Project V, an all-electric concept car from the British sports car brand Caterham, developed using its immersion-cooled battery technology, at CES 2026. 
Project V, adopts XING Mobility

On December 23, Roadzen Inc. announced that it will present its flagship driver-safety and in-cabin intelligence platform, DrivebuddyAI, at CES 2026. It is a vision-led, real-time driver monitoring and risk intelligence platform, designed to reduce accidents, improve fleet safety outcomes, and support automakers and

On December 24, Lidwave, in a social media post, announced that it will present Odem, the world’s first 4D LiDAR-on-a-chip, at CES 2026. Odem delivers a new level of performance and reliability by integrating the complete optical head on a single silicon photonics chip and enabling true 4D perception with velocity pe

Several South Korean media sources reported that StradVision Inc., an Artificial intelligence (AI) software startup, announced a plan to participate in the CES 2026, a technology show to be held in January 2026 in Las Vegas, the U.S. The company will demonstrate how its automotive vision perception software, SVNet, i

On December 16, intoPIX announced that it will present new advancements in real-time, low-power image processing and video compression at CES 2026. It helps to maintain uncompressed image quality while drastically reducing bandwidth, latency, power, and system cost. It will demonstrate its latest implementations of J

On December 18, Cerence Inc. announced that it will present key advancements across its hybrid, agentic AI platform, Cerence xUI, including new domain-specific agents, enhanced multimodal edge AI, and audio AI experiences, at CES 2026.
Cerence xUI delivers agentic, large language model (LLM) powered intelligence. It

On December 23, Innoviz Technologies Ltd. launched the InnovizThree LiDAR. InnovizThree was designed with slimmer dimensions and lower power consumption. InnovizThree will be demonstrated live for the first time at CES 2026. It has a superior long-distance accuracy and perception, with detection ranges extending beyo

On December 24, Faraday Future (FF) Intelligent Electric Inc. announced that Faraday Future Middle East FZ-LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RAK Digital Assets Oasis (also known as RAK Innovation City). They will cooperate across three major areas of exploration: artificial intelligence (AI), We

Vector Informatik GmbH (Vector) announced that it will showcase its solutions for developing and operating software-defined vehicles (SDVs) at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, USA.
The company will present live demonstrations of its solutions in collaboration with major technology partners and customers at their respective boo

Vector Informatik GmbH (Vector) has partnered with Real-Time Innovations (RTI) to simplify and accelerate development and validation of data distribution service (DDS)-based systems.
The RTI Connext communication framework will be integrated into Vector’s CANoe.DDS simulation, analysis, and test tool to create a comp

On December 23, HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) business of ZF Group, comprising automotive compute solutions, smart cameras, radars and ADAS software fu

Between December 19 and 23, multiple sources reported that Volkswagen told its dealers it has decided to pause production of U.S. market versions of its electric ID.Buzz for MY 2026 at the plant it is produced in Hannover, Germany. The U.S. market has been receiving the longer of the two versions that VW builds.
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On December 18, Ford announced it is recalling 272,645 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) noted that the recall concerns 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickups,

On December 18, Lilac Solutions announced the completion of its first European lithium pilot in partnership with Neptune Energy. Located at Neptune’s facility in the Altmark region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, the pilot achieved strong lithium recovery and impurity rejection using Lilac’s proprietary ion exchange (IX)

Hyundai WIA Corporation (Hyundai WIA) announced that it would make its first appearance at the CES 2026, a technology show to be held in January 2026 in Las Vegas, the U.S. At the show, the company will unveil its Distributed HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) for the first time as a system that uses a

On December 22, Nissan announced pricing for the refreshed 2026 Pathfinder three-row SUV ahead of its U.S. launch early next year.
Assembled in the U.S. since 2004, the Pathfinder is built in Smyrna, Tennessee. The 2026 Pathfinder reaches U.S. showrooms in early 2026 with a starting MSRP of USD 37,500.
For 2026, the

On December 22, Mercedes-Benz announced it will pay out USD 120 million to multiple U.S. ‌states over emissions-rigging software in its vehicles, ‌which the company says now resolves the remaining Dieselgate proceedings against it in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz ⁠agreed with U.S. ‌state attorneys to resolve civil environm

On December 21, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. announced that it has rolled off the first FX Super One MPV pre-production vehicle at its Hanford, California plant, named "FF AI-Factory California." The vehicle was the first one assembled from knockdown kits that arrived in Los Angeles on December 3.
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