ün! is one of the most sustainable providers in the charging infrastructure sector, with a nationwide network of charging points powered by 100% certified green electricity. Existing Ladegrün! Customers will now benefit from additional service expertise, digital billing, and operational management via WirelaneOS, as well as an improved service and maintenance structure. The integration will take place gradually. All customer contracts will rema...

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Mitsubishi Fuso and Foxconn to jointly develop ZEV buses, introduce MODEL T and MODEL U in Japan On August 22, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore strategic collaboration in zero emission buses. As part of the collaboration to strengthen the FUSO bus business, the two companies via their subsidiaries – Mitsubishi Fuso Bus Manufacturin...

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8V P2 transmission integrated motor into production at its Tianjin site. The Schaeffler 900V silicon carbide power module inverter unit, the first of its kind in the world, adopts an innovative high-integration design, where a 900V power module, a bus capacitor, and a Boost capacitor are integrated via injection molding, effectively enhancing the power density of the e-drive system and enabling a current output capacity greater than or equal to 6...

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national Resort to Shanghai Pudong International Airport developed by IM Motors, SAIC Mobility, and SAIC AI Lab was launched. IM Motors Level 4 Robotaxis have been permitted to directly enter Shanghai Disney Resort, which means that users can hail such vehicles at multiple designated pick-up points via the Robotaxi section of the SAIC Mobility mobile application. On August 15, a driverless Level 4 Robotaxi introduced by IM Motors, Qiangsheng Taxi...

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ify actions, objects, and logos with high accuracy. Trained on over 1 billion videos collected by Grass and hosted on Inference.net’s distributed compute network, the model outperforms Claude 4 and GPT-4.1 on benchmarks like ROUGE and BLEU while running up to 17 times cheaper. Currently available via API, ClipTagger-12b expands access to advanced video annotation for industries from autonomous vehicles to robotics. Model weights and other tools...

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icles, etc.  It supports both pure vision and multi-sensor fusion. It uses extensive driving data to automatically generate training labels and continuously improve performance cost-effectively. It runs on high-performance computing platforms and can quickly scale down to mid- and low-power setups via model distillation.  Based on WeRide press release...

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Chery South Africa unveils Tiggo 9 seven-seater SUV On August 21, Chery unveiled the Tiggo 9, a new seven-seater SUV in South Africa. The new Tiggo 9 will be available in two powertrains, including an ICE and a PHEV variant. The ICE variant is equipped with a 2.0-litre turbogasoline engine delivering 187 kW of power and 390 Nm of torque. Depending on the trim, the ICE variant offers FWD or AWD via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.  The PH...

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cked project in Africa were exported from the port. With low-cost Yangtze River shipping, efficient rail services, and flexible road transport, Taicang has built an integrated “river-sea-inland, rail-road-water” network. During the January-July period, the Taicang Port exported 101,000 vehicles via rail-sea, 288,000 via road-sea, and 46,700 via river-sea, accounting for 23.2%, 66.1%, and 10.7% of the total, respectively. From a Taicang Munici...

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ed First Student to provide student transportation services beginning in the 2025–2026 school year. The partnership introduces nearly 150 new buses equipped with First Student’s HALO™ technology platform, offering real-time tracking, data-driven safety tools, and family-friendly communication via the FirstView app. HALO also supports route optimization, student behavior monitoring, and driver navigation, while families gain greater transpar...

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that it will present the SXIVE 2.0 rapid imaging prototyping system at AutoSens, Barcelona. The new software release combines all proven SXIVE strengths with major upgrades, including enhanced SoftISP SDK, advanced Calibration SDK, new sensor configuration tool, and powerful image quality analysis via iQ-Analyzer X by image engineering. Solectrix develops and manufactures demanding embedded electronic solutions. Based on Solectrix press release...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/19

Lynkwell adds WEX payment integration for fleet EV charging Lynkwell has integrated WEX corporate payment solutions into its EV charging platform, simplifying fleet electrification. Drivers can now start charging sessions via the WEX DriverDash app or the WEX RFID card. Consequently, fleet managers gain secure oversight with WEX integration through real-time reporting and flexible billing. The move expands Lynkwell’s vertically integrated offer...

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e software. In addition, it complies with safety and security standards such as ISO 26262 (up to ASIL-D), ISO 21434, and UN-R155. The company will also introduce advanced measurement and calibration technology for µP-based vehicle computers. The solution enables the direct capture of internal data via platform software, ensuring high-speed access, real-time processing, multi-sensor synchronization, and consistent data quality. Fully integrated w...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/15

Ather Energy, India launches Battery-as-a-Service for its electric scooters On August 14, Ather Energy introduced battery-as-a-service (BaaS), unbundling the battery into a usage-based subscription. With BaaS, the Ather Rizta is priced at INR 76 thousand and the 450 Series at INR 84 thousand. The battery usage is billed at about INR 1 per km on a 48-month plan with a 1,000 km monthly minimum via partner banks/NBFCs. One year of free fast charging...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/14

VinFast partners with Plugsurfing to offer access to 1 million charging points across Europe On August 13, VinFast announced a strategic partnership with Plugsurfing, one of Europe’s leading EV charging service providers. Within the partnership, VinFast customers will be able to access over 1 million public charging points across 24 countries via the VinFast app, ensuring convenient charging experience across Europe. Additionally, under the agr...

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Greaves Cotton, India lifts stake in Excel Controlinkage to 80% On August 12, 2025, Greaves Cotton Limited acquired an additional ~10% stake in Excel Controlinkage Private Limited via the secondary route, raising its aggregate shareholding in the material subsidiary to 80%. Greaves had purchased 60% in the first tranche by April 30, 2023, with subsequent tranches planned annually and the final tranche expected by August 2026, all for cash conside...

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Toyota to showcase Prius plug-in hybrid flex prototype at fair in Brazil On August 11, it was reported that Toyota Brazil will showcase the prototype of its Prius plug-in hybrid flex at the Fenasucro & Agrocana trade fair in Sertãozinho, São Paulo, from August 12 to 15. This pioneering model can run on gasoline or ethanol and be charged via plug-in, potentially reducing CO2 emissions by up to 90% when using ethanol and battery charging. The ini...

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, camera-based visual inspection of welded assemblies for 100% weld and component checks. Its engineering priorities include lightweighting bus structures to cut energy use and TCO, plus optimized tooling for high and ultra‑high tensile parts, reducing raw material waste, rejects, and consumables via lower manual handling. On the product tech stack, JBM is advancing battery systems, building out charging infrastructure for e-buses, and integrat...

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EIM, India receives CMVR type approval certificate for 55-ton electric tractor On August 6, Ravindra Energy Limited announced that its associate company, Energy In Motion Private Limited (EIM), has received the CMVR Type Approval Certificate (TAC) from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), along with necessary approvals via the VAHAN portal, enabling commercial sale and registration of its 55-ton electric tractor – “Ashwa”. T...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/11

KPIT, India invests in Helm.ai, USA for Al software for autonomous driving On August 8, KPIT Technologies Ltd. announced that it will invest up to USD 10 million via a "SAFE Instrument" in the preferred stock of Helm.ai. Helm.ai develops advanced AI software for autonomous vehicles. It helps OEMs to develop safe, scalable, and cost-effective autonomous driving systems, from basic driver assistance to full autonomous driving vehicles. This investm...

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chnologies Limited announced that its board of directors approved the slump sale of two manufacturing units—Sandhar Technologies Limited (Tamil Nadu) Unit-I and Sandhar Technologies Limited (Haryana) Unit-V—to Sandhar Ascast Private Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary. The transfers will occur via slump sale on a going-concern basis. Sandhar Ascast Private Limited focuses on the aluminium and zinc die-casting business for the automotive sect...

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