Mobility
Rana Group, India announces ‘Erisha smart manufacturing hub’ for NEV in UAE
On August 2, Erisha Smart Manufacturing Hub under Rana Group, India announced plans for a state-of-the-art facility at Al Ghail Industrial Park, Ras Al Khaimah, spanning roughly 15 million square feet. The development will be a fully integrated, mixed-use hub designed to support over 150 industries.
The Hub will focu
Zenzic announces government-funded CAM projects to advance autonomous mobility in UK
On July 28, Zenzic-UK Ltd. announced that Aurrigo, UPS, and Wayve are among the organizations that have secured government funding to develop and deploy cutting-edge Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) solutions in the UK.
The CAM Pathfinder programme is supporting projects like autonomous buses, shuttles, cargo d
Joby to expand manufacturing capacity in California and Ohio
On July 15, Joby Aviation announced the expansion of its site in Marina, California, which will double its aircraft production capacity at that location. The total site now spans approximately 435,500 square feet and will support the scale-up of commercial operations.
Once fully operational, the expanded Marina site

Vinli, US partners with Stellantis’ Mobilisights to expand connected vehicle data services
On July 9, Stellantis announced that its connectivity platform, Mobilisights has partnered with Vinli, U.S based automotive data intelligence. The deal increases Vinli’s ability to offer better fleet management, risk analysis, and mobility solutions.
The partnership adds Stellantis to Vinli’s growing list of OEM conn

Joby Aviation closes on USD 250 million investment from Toyota
On May 28, California-based Joby Aviation, developer of electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced the successful closing of the first USD 250 million tranche of a previously announced strategic investment from Toyota Motor Corporation.
The investment is aimed at supporting certification and comm
European Commission clears creation of joint venture by Nissan and Mitsubishi Corporation
On February 7, the European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (‘Nissan') and Mitsubishi Corporation (‘Mitsubishi'), both of Japan. The transaction relates primarily to electric mobility.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction
Aerofugia, CASRI forge partnership for R&D of New Energy aircraft
On October 22, Aerofugia, a Geely Technology Group subsidiary, announced the recent signing of an agreement for in-depth strategic cooperation on the R&D, safety testing, scientific research, and more of New Energy aircraft with the Second Research Institute of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CASRI) in Chengd

Toyota to invest additional USD 500 million in Joby Aviation
On October 2, Toyota Motor Corp. and California-based Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that Toyota will invest an additional USD 500 million to support the certification and commercial production of Joby's electric air taxi.
The investment, which

GAC Group’s GOVE flying car granted special flight permit by CAAC
On September 14, the GAC R&D Center announced that the GOVE flying car was granted a special flight permit for civil unmanned aircraft by the CAAC Central and Southern Regional Administration on September 11. This marks that GAC Group has taken one step further in the airworthiness certification and commercialization

XPeng AeroHT establishes flying car company in Guangzhou, Guangdong
According to multiple press releases dated August 21, Guangdong HT Flying Car Co., Ltd. was established in Guangzhou, Guangdong on August 19.
Information from the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (NECIPS) shows that the new company has a registered capital of USD 200 million and is wholly owned
Porsche expands portfolio with strategic investment in Flix SE, Germany
On August 12, Porsche SE announced that it has invested a low double-digit million amount in Flix SE, a Munich based mobility platform for long-distance bus and train travel, as part of a co-investment with EQT’s impact fund i.e. EQT Future, in which Porsche SE had already invested earlier this year. Together with EQ
CATL, Autoflight forge strategic partnership
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a strategic investment and cooperation agreement with Shanghai Autoflight Co., Ltd. (Autoflight).
The former will invest hundreds of millions of USD in the latter to become a strategic investor, and the latter will cooperate long term with the former on the R&D
XPeng AeroHT teams up with Hechi Municipal Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to promote testing and application of flying cars
On July 25, XPeng AeroHT, a flying car division of Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co., Ltd. (XPeng), announced that it officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Hechi Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The two parties will jointly promote the testing, application and supporti

XPeng AeroHT to build flying car mass production plant in Guangzhou
On July 4, the Guangzhou Development District (GDD) signed an investment cooperation agreement on a flying car project with XPeng AeroHT to promote the R&D, mass production, and application of flying cars by vigorously supporting the company in areas such as land utilization, financing, and application scenarios.
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Software République to unveil mobility vision and concept at Viva Tech 2024, Paris
On April 5, Software République announced that it would unveil a new vision and concept for service mobility at the Viva Tech 2024 in Paris. It aimed at providing rapid access to proximity services for citizens and enhancing public services for regional authorities.
The focus is on a human-centric, mobile, and modula
