ITOCHU announces capital and business tie-up with May Mobility for commercialization in Japan and overseas On May 28, ITOCHU Corporation announced that, based on the current trends in the commercialization utilizing autonomous driving technology, the company has formed a capital and business alliance with May Mobility. Through this alliance, ITOCHU will work with May, its stakeholders and ITOCHU Group companies, to push forward with the deploymen...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/03

EVAT and CATARC discuss NEV development and industry trends in Thailand Announced on May 3, 2025, the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT), on April 29, met with the Board of Directors from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. (CATARC) at CATARC’s Southeast Asia office in Bangkok.  The meeting centered on exchanging policy information, discussing industry trends, and exploring future cooperation between CATA...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/09

unced Stellar with xMemory, a new generation of extensible memory embedded into its Stellar series of automotive microcontrollers, simplifying software-defined vehicle (SDV) development and electrification platforms. It will be first available on the Stellar P6 MCUs, which target the new drivetrain trends and architectures for electric vehicles (EVs), with production to start later in 2025. Instead of managing multiple devices with varying memory...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/17

CATL, NIO forge strategic partnership for battery swapping operations Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with NIO for the establishment of the world’s largest battery swapping network and the unification of industrial technology standards. Under the agreement, the two companies, following the transformation and upgrade trends in the global automotive industry, will leverage their respective...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/24

et will achieve robust production and sales growth month-over-month in March. According to the CPCA, in the context of drastic changes in the external environment and the emergence of a new multi-polarization phenomenon beyond expectations, which are favorable for sustainable and stable consumption trends, it is expected that China’s March 2025 passenger vehicle sales volume will maintain strong growth, with NEVs as the main driver. The convent...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/12

EVE Energy escalates strategic partnership with Sany Heavy Truck EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (EVE Energy) held a 2025 strategic seminar and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Sany Heavy Truck in Huizhou. At the seminar, the two companies conducted in-depth exchanges on key topics in the New Energy commercial vehicle (NECV) market, such as market demand, technology trends, product iteration and quality, and plans and services outside of China....

News  Updated at: 2025/03/03

Honda to build its first battery-exclusive plant in Sayama Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) decided to build a new plant in its Sayama Factory in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, as its first in-car battery exclusive plant. The company aims to establish battery production technology, ahead of the operational launch of its battery plant in Canada scheduled in the latter half of 2020s. The decisions over production volume and investment size will be d...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/31

Melexis opens its new R&D center in Sophia Antipolis, France On January 16, Melexis announced the opening of its new office and laboratory in Sophia Antipolis. With a EUR 5 million investment since 2023, Melexis is relocating its office in Grasse into a sustainable, state-of-the-art building within this important technology hub.  It will develop the next generations of current sensors which will address electrification trends in the automotive, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/22

Porsche Leipzig plant develops paint inspections with AI-powered precision technology On January 17, Porsche announced that its Leipzig plant uses advanced technology which has transformed the paint shop inspection process. Robot arms with powerful sensors scan the entire car body, capturing an image every 2.5 mm, and generating 100,000 pictures in 72 seconds. A network of 10 computers analyzes these images to detect defects such as pinholes, cra...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/20

l Motor Symposium will be held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna from May 14 to 16, 2025. Officials from Horse Powertrain, PHINIA, VW, ZF Group, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, and MAN will be speaking at the plenary sessions and over 300 experts from all over the world will present the latest developments and technology trends for motor vehicles, aviation, aerospace and shipping. In the commercial vehicle sector, the conference will discuss the drive system...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/10

and occupant health. FLEXConnect also promotes health-related innovations such as biometric monitoring, distraction detection, and fatigue tracking. Key safety innovations include facial recognition, distraction detection, biometric monitoring, and smart preferences. Automakers can quickly analyze trends and deliver new features via over-the-air updates, ensuring vehicles are always up to date with the latest technology. FLEXConnect presents OEM...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/08

JEITA projects ratio of SDVs to global vehicle production to rise to over 60% At a press conference held in Tokyo on December 19, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Chairman of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), projected that the ratio of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), which are expected to come into widespread use from 2025, to global vehicle production would rise to 65.3% in 2035 and that demand for automotive ele...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/20

Kyocera doubles production of SemiSolid lithium-ion batteries with 24M technology On December 3, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based 24M announced that its technology license and joint development partner, Kyocera Corp., aims to double its production capacity for 24M SemiSolid lithium-ion residential energy storage batteries by FY2026.  The increased demand for Kyocera’s residential energy storage system “Enerezza,” based on 24M technology, is ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/06

2024 CASC officially opened On November 7 and 8, the 2024 China Auto Software Conference (CASC) was held in Jiading, Shanghai. With the theme of “Leading the Future with Software Intelligence, Creating an Ecosystem with Integration”, the 2024 CASC has one closed-door session, one conference forum, and six thematic forums. With key issues such as cutting-edge automotive software technology, safety standards establishment, software-hardware i...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/08

Infineon Technologies presents new high-performance microcontroller On November 6, Infineon Technologies AG presented the AURIX TC4Dx microcontroller (MCU). Based on 28nm technology, the AURIX TC4Dx offers increased performance and high-speed connectivity.  It combines power and performance enhancements with the latest trends in virtualization, AI, functional safety, cybersecurity, and networking functions paving the way for new E/E architecture...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/06

Knorr-Bremse, DFCV hold tech exchange event Knorr-Bremse and Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (DFCV) held a technology exchange event in Wuhan, which aims to deepen technical cooperation between the two companies to boost the innovation and development of commercial industry technology. For technology demonstration, Knorr-Bremse placed emphasis on showcasing R&D results and development trends in areas such as autonomous driving, intelligent ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/05

ith thousands of software listings from independent software vendors. Designed with a focus on predictive analytics, HARMAN ForecastGPT allows for a deeper understanding of complex data patterns and more accurate forecasting without requiring predefined templates or formulas. Utilizing advanced GPT technology, HARMAN ForecastGPT has reasoning capabilities while providing detailed commentary to explain trends in data.  Key HARMAN offerings availa...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/29

Li Auto, CAERI forge partnership for innovation of NEV tech On October 10, Li Auto signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CAERI) in Beijing. Based on user requirements, safety technology development trends, and practical road traffic accidents in China, the two companies will make concerted efforts to: promote the further research of active and passive integrated safety assessment,...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/16

Navistar responds to key trends in North American transport On August 19, Navistar announced that it strives to lead the BEV transition in the U.S. market and is accelerating the adoption of low-emissions technologies. In the U.S. market, Navistar is targeting 50% of new vehicle sales to be BEVs by 2030 and 100% by 2040.  The company’s new San Antonio production plant was built to accommodate the manufacture of electric models. Since launching...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/20

Banma Info Tech participates in Unite 2024 Banma Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Banma Info Tech), an Alibaba Group subsidiary, participated in the Unite 2024 in Shanghai, where the latest technology trends and development directions of 3D engines were discussed. The company’s AliOS intelligent cockpit system now supports ecosystems developed with 3D engines such as Unity, Unreal, and Kanzi and is compatible with Android. The deep integratio...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/02