wed them speeding, exhibiting sudden braking, driving over a curb, entering the wrong lane, and dropping passengers off in the middle of multilane roads. Tesla's share price fell 6.1% over two trading days after the test rides began. Shareholders accuse Tesla of overstating the effectiveness of its autonomous driving technology to inflate its business prospects and stock price. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for shareholders between April ...

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Vueron, Korea and Smart Radar System sign MoU for autonomous technologies On July 29, Vueron Technology signed an MOU with Smart Radar System, a leading developer of 4D imaging radar, to create a sensor fusion solution that blends LiDAR’s precision with radar’s environmental robustness. Vueron is a leading LiDAR perception software provider. Smart Radar System Inc. is a technology company specializing in advanced radar systems designed to pro...

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Lyft, USA partners with Baidu, China to deploy Apollo Go autonomous vehicles in Europe On August 4, Lyft, one of North America's and Europe's largest transportation networks, announced that it has partnered with Baidu, Inc., a leading AI company with a strong Internet foundation, to bring Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles (AVs) to key European markets through the Lyft platform. As part of the partnership, Lyft will deploy Baidu Apollo Go’...

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ork for responsible AI governance, addressing critical areas such as bias mitigation, algorithmic transparency, human oversight, and system accountability. The certification affirms the company’s commitment to responsible AI in location services. It also offers a structured framework for managing autonomous systems in the age of Agentic AI. It validates HERE’s approach to robust governance and risk management across the AI lifecycle; ensuring...

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lity head-up display, the Coconut 2.0 intelligent cockpit system with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P high-performance chip (AI computing power 60 TOPS), and 30 high-performance omnidirectional sensing hardware units, offering 45 active and intelligent safety assistance features such as end-to-end AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking). From Onvo press releases 1/2/3 and information on the Onvo website...

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Nissan to start joint field testing for autonomous mobility services in Yokohama in November On August 4, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) announced that it will start joint field testing for autonomous mobility services from November 2025 with BOLDLY Inc. (BOLDLY, SoftBank Corp.’s autonomous driving service subsidiary headquartered in Minato Ward, Tokyo) and Keikyu Corporation. They will establish a system to conduct field testing using up to 2...

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antennas and improving thermal insulation or soundproofing, which will also increase the ratio of sales. Consequently, AGC’s price negotiation power is also improving. In the automotive glass field, where it already has a top global share, the company will promote initiatives for CASE (connected, autonomous, shared, and electric) while paying attention to the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha...

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nn will be involved in the manufacturing of products for customers at the Lordstown facility,” the company said. “Foxconn will be able to rapidly ramp up automotive production to meet customer demand when required.” Foxconn did not say whether it would continue manufacturing the all-electric, autonomous-capable Monarch MK-V farm tractor under contract at Lordstown.  (multiple sources on August 4, 2025)...

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Tier IV unveils new E2E autonomous driving platform Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo) announced that it has released its proprietary end-to-end (E2E) autonomous driving platform that controls driving by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). The company will gradually introduce this technology into field testing at 50 locations across Japan by the spring of 2026 to verify the effectiveness of E2E autonomous driving. Tier IV has unve...

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la plans to offer a chauffeur-style service operated by human drivers to a limited number of people in the San Francisco Bay Area, contrary to media reports that the company would offer a robotaxi service as it does in Austin, Texas, where human safety monitors sit in the front passenger seat while autonomous-driving software controlled the vehicle. Unlike Waymo who has permits, Tesla “is not allowed to test or transport the public” in an aut...

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ership with Avis Budget Group, a leading global mobility solutions provider.  Avis will provide end-to-end fleet management services, including infrastructure, vehicle readiness, maintenance, and general depot operations.  Dallas joins a list of cities that Waymo has committed to deploy its fully autonomous vehicles in 2026, including Miami and Washington, D.C. (Waymo release on July 28, 2025) (Avis release on July 29, 2025)...

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IAA Mobility 2025: Continental’s Automotive group sector to debut as AUMOVIO Continental AG (Continental)’s Automotive group sector will debut as the independent company AUMOVIO, presenting innovative future mobility technologies at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, Germany, from September 9 - 12, 2025. The company will present its solutions across 4 themed areas: safe, inspiring, connected, and autonomous. Highlights include (i) the Green Electr...

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es the powertrain, with a CLTC combined range of 670km or 720km, a power consumption of 14.6kWh/100km or 14.8kWh/100km, and a 500km range on a 10-minute charge. The Li i8 comes standard with dual 15.7-inch ultra-high-definition displays, a high-definition projection head-up display, and the MindGPT autonomous decision-making and reasoning model. Some variants are available with the Li AD Max advanced driver assistance system, which, powered by an...

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KPIT, India updates about new business wins On July 30, KPIT Technologies Limited announced that during the quarter that ended on June 30, 2025, it had started engagements in the middleware, autonomous, and electric powertrain domains with a leading Asian Car OEM.  It has also started multiple engagements in the powertrain, vehicle diagnostics, and mechatronics domains with a leading American commercial vehicle OEM. A Leading American Car Manufa...

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Sumitomo Drive Technologies USA uses Swisslog SynQ software, AutoStore for assembly operation On July 29,  Swisslog, a leading provider of best-in-class warehouse automation and software, announced that Sumitomo Drive Technologies USA will deploy an advanced AutoStore solution integrated with autonomous forklifts, orchestrated by Swisslog's SynQ software. Sumitomo Drive Technologies, a brand of Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (SMA), ma...

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er-level precision. Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service is a cloud-based service that corrects errors in GNSS signals, improving accuracy by 100x to the centimeter level. Skylark is purpose-built to enable mass market adoption of high-accuracy GNSS by unlocking high-volume applications in autonomous driving, robotics, precision logistics, and V2X communication. With this Series E funding, Swift will drive further adoption in and beyond ...

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GWM meets Thai Minister, reaffirms long-term investment and 2026 BEV launch in Thailand Announced on July 26, 2025, Thailand’s Industry Minister has recently met with Great Wall Motor (GWM) executives to reaffirm the company’s long-term investment in Thailand and discuss collaboration on smart and autonomous vehicle technologies.  GWM reiterated its commitment to using Thailand as a production and export base for pickups and PPVs under its 7...

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nd SAIC Intelligent Technology jointly announced that a dedicated route for Level 4 Robotaxis from Shanghai International Resort to Shanghai Pudong International Airport started a trial and will soon be available to the public. Released at the event was a Shanghai action plan for the development of autonomous driving operations, which specifies that by 2027, Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Shanghai will achieve a passenger volume of over 6 million...

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DMP and 10 others join Heiwajima autonomous driving council project to accelerate its implementation in highway transportation The Heiwajima Autonomous Driving Council, which conducts autonomous driving field testing and based in the Tokyo Ryutsu Center Inc. (TRC) in Heiwajima, Ota Ward, Tokyo, announced on July 29 that 10 new companies, including Dynamic Map Platform (DMP), companies involved in autonomous driving-related technologies, maps, veh...

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LG Innotek, Aeva sign equity, supply, and LiDAR joint development agreement On July 29, LG Innotek announced the signing of a partnership with Aeva, an U.S. company specializing in LiDAR technology, outlining the strategic supply and joint development of next-generation LiDAR technology. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop by the end of 2027, FMCW LiDAR for autonomous driving cars, for a wide range of mobility applications...

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