At IAA Transportation 2026, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) announced that its Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division has secured an almost 90% customer acquisition win rate and more than EUR 5 billion in awarded lifetime business in 2026 so far. This demonstrates strong customer confidence in ZF’s CV technology port
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis is holding its “2026 R&D Tech Day” through September 18, 2026, at its R&D center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. The event showcases over 60 next-generation technologies related to electrification, software-defined vehicles (SDVs), and other fields, presenting the company’s R&D achievements
On September 14, Renault presented the next phase of its LCV strategy at IAA Transportation 2026, Germany. As part of its futuREady plan, Renault will launch five new LCV models by 2028.
The first model is the New Trafic Van E-Tech electric, offering improved technology, efficiency and comfort. It is designed and bui
On September 7, Italdesign announced that it is now part of UST, a US-based AI and technology company, following UST’s acquisition of a majority stake from the Audi Group.
The partnership combines Italdesign’s design and engineering expertise with UST’s capabilities in automotive engineering, AI, software-defined veh
On September 3, SAIC Audi announced the official establishment of the AUDI Innovation & Technology Center (AITC) in Shanghai. As a new joint venture between AUDI AG (Audi) and SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor), AITC is an R&D entity dedicated exclusively to the AUDI brand, with vehicle development and end-t
On September 3, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a group that represents most major U.S. automakers urged Congress to pass legislation that exists in both houses before the end of 2026 that bar Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market.
The group's CEO John Bozzella wrote a letter to Congress stating in part, "Giv
On August 26, P3 group GmbH announced that it will also showcase its latest innovations at CES 2027. It will present SPARQ OS for industrial vehicles, extending the power of Android Automotive into the industrial and commercial vehicle space with tailored functionality and enhanced usability.
Attendees can explore S
On September 1, NVIDIA and MediaTek announced they have expanded their strategic partnership to advance automotive AI platforms alongside cloud computing and local AI, backed by a USD 3.5 billion NVIDIA investment in MediaTek convertible bonds.
NVIDIA and MediaTek are collaborating across multiple generations to adv
On August 31, 2026, Nissan and Honda announced that they have entered into a joint development agreement to standardize multiple electronic control units (ECUs) that form the core of next-generation software-defined vehicles (SDVs), along with the in-vehicle operating system and key parts of the middleware, and vehic
On August 25, Tata Communications and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles announced a collaboration to integrate built-in 5G cellular connectivity into the Sierra.ev. The connectivity will be delivered through Tata Communications’ MOVE Connected Vehicle Platform, integrated with Tata Motors’ software-defined vehicle platf
Momenta (Beijing Momenta Technology Co., Ltd.) announced that it has partnered with XHEART (Xinxin Hangtu (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.) and QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (BlackBerry), to jointly develop a physical AI autonomous driving platform based on the QNX OS for Safety that complies with global safety
Vector Informatik GmbH (Vector) has launched two new DRIVECORE bundles with Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon), Intron, and TASKING to accelerate evaluation and prototyping on the Infineon AURIX TC4xx platform.
The DRIVECORE TC4 IT2 combines AURIX TC4xx, Intron OpenECU, Vector software components, and TASKING tools,
TIER IV announced on August 20 that it is collaborating with Renesas Electronics to build an open, AI-native computing platform for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The platform will combine TIER IV’s Autoware open-source autonomous driving software and reference AI models with Renesas’ next-generation R-Car Gen 5 a
Alibaba Cloud announced the official launch of its third data center in South Korea, alongside the rollout of its Agentic AI services.
The new data center will provide enterprise-grade services such as computing, storage, networking, security, databases, containers, and cloud-native solutions. It will also deploy six
On August 19, LG Electronics started mass production of its next-generation 5G Release 16-based smart telematics solution. The company has also started deliveries to a premium European automaker, marking first deployment of solution in a production vehicle in Europe.
The traditional system uses separate communication
On August 11, Nexteer Automotive introduced a new High Mount Direct Drive Steer-by-Wire (SbW) Hand-Wheel Actuator, known as HMDD, which is designed to give OEMs greater cockpit design freedom as vehicle architectures shift toward software-defined vehicles.
The compact actuator combines a high-mount motor, direct-dri
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