On November 25, Ituran Location and Control Ltd signed an initial three-year service agreement with a new major European OEM, Renault. The contract covers multiple countries in the Latin American region, and there is strong potential for expansion to additional markets globally as well as extended service periods. It

The powertrain in modern EVs has become a cyber-physical system where software controls motion. Think about driving an Electric Vehicle (EV) on a connected highway. It would be smart, efficient, and always talking to cloud systems, chargers, and sensors. Now imagine how that same car could suddenly speed up or slow d

On November 17, AUTOCRYPT announced that it will present its foundational and future-ready security solutions at CES 2026. It will present end-to-end vehicle key management system. It provides full-lifecycle generation, distribution, authentication, and access control of cryptographic keys across both on-board and of

On November 18, Beijing QCraft Smart Technology Co., Ltd. (QCraft) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chery Commercial Vehicle (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (Chery CV) for the development of a new production Level 4 logistics solution to promote the large-scale application of driverless logistics vehicles in all urban

On November 14, GAC Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement on full-stack AI with Alibaba Cloud.
Under the agreement, GAC Group will combine its profound accumulation in fields such as vehicle R&D and intelligent manufacturing with Alibaba Cloud’s cloud infrastructure and Qwen-series large models to establish

ZF launched a Horizon Robotics Journey 6P chip-powered coPILOT driver assistance system supporting up to SAE Level 3 assisted driving on the Chinese market. The system is scheduled for mass production and application to an EV platform of an independent Chinese automotive brand in 2026.
The system, with a maximum proc

Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) presented the results of the ConnRAD (connectivity & resilience for automated driving functions in Germany), a three-year research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
The project provides key foundations for secure communication via cellular networks for

On November 11, Iveco announced that it has developed an innovative software solution that improves road safety for drivers and pedestrians in partnership with Accenture.
The system leverages Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication, a technology that enables vehicles to exchange data with other vehicles, infrastruc

On November 5, XPeng announced the 2026 launch of three Robotaxi models and their trial operations, as well as the rollout of the new Robo intelligent driving solution.
The XPeng Robotaxi, China’s first full-stack, in-house developed production Robotaxi model, is designed for Level 4 intelligent driving. It is equipp

On November 6, Pony.ai was listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) under the stock code 2026.
For the HKEX listing, Pony.ai globally issued approximately 48.25 million offer shares, with estimated net proceeds of HKD 7.7 billion. This makes the listing the largest-scale IPO (initial public offer

On November 6, WeRide was listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) under the stock code 0800.HK, becoming the world’s first autonomous driving company to be listed on both the U.S. and Hong Kong stock markets.
For the HKEX listing, WeRide globally issued 88.25 million offer shares, including 17.6

On November 5, Pony.ai announced the launch of commercial 7th-generation (Gen-7) Robotaxi operations based on BAIC Arcfox’s Alpha T5 Robotaxi and GAC Aion’s 2nd-generation Aion V Robotaxi in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
The Pony.ai Gen-7 Robotaxi is designed with a new body painting, where the combination of an

On November 6, Wireless Mobility, a leading provider of advanced cellular, automotive, smart, and short-range modules, announced that Wireless Mobility Automotive has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Wireless Mobility Holding GmbH, making the company a 100% German-owned enterprise. 
Wireless Mobility combines Euro

On November 4, the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) announced that Aduna, the global aggregator of standardized mobile network APIs, has joined the organization as an Affiliate Member. The AECC is a non-profit consortium of cross-industry players. The AECC accelerates the development of connected vehicle b

On October 28, the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) announced that Morgenrot, a leading provider of software solutions that optimize and enhance the efficiency of computing resources in high-performance computing (HPC) environments, has joined as a member. 
As a member of the Consortium, Morgenrot will lev

Horizon Robotics signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Unity China. The two companies will deeply integrate the HSD (Horizon SuperDrive) human-machine interaction (HMI) system with the Unity 3D render engine to develop a driver assistance HMI interface solution. As intelligent driving enters an end-to-end 2.0

On October 31, a pilot innovative application project on the first 7th-generation Level 4 Robotaxis under the strategic cooperation between Pony.ai and Shenzhen Xihu Corp., Ltd. (SZ Xihu) was launched in Shenzhen, marking the official implementation of Pony.ai’s “asset-light + AI-empowered” commercial model.
For this

On October 30, the Hong Kong authorities issued pilot licenses for autonomous vehicles, permitting cross-district autonomous vehicle trials in Kowloon East, Hong Kong.
Apollo Go, a Baidu subsidiary, was permitted to test 10 autonomous private vehicles in designated road sections in Kai Tak and Kowloon Bay. In the fir

On October 23, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced the recent holding of a session on Sino-German autonomous connected driving cooperation in Beijing.
At the session, the Chinese and German sides conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the promotion mechanism and work prog

On October 24, China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. (CATARC) broke ground on an intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) technology innovation site.
The site, China’s first comprehensive site to cover ICV technology innovation across the value chain, integrates standards and policy research, technolog