23 Fisker PEAR’s production confirmed after Foxconn purchase of Lordstown plant Lordstown Motors, Foxconn close plant purchase, manufacturing, JV agreements Lordstown Motors, Foxconn announce USD 280 million plant, manufacturing agreement Foxconn to begin EV production at Lordstown plant with autonomous tractors Lordstown begins commercial production of Endurance electric pickup in Ohio INDIEV and Foxconn sign MOU to produce prototype IND...

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capacity in Qingdao SAIC-GM-Wuling celebrates production of first Wuling Hongguang S3 at Qingdao Branch SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile starts taking reservations for Wuling Hongguang S3 SUV SAIC-GM-Wuling starts production of Baojun E200 EV at Qingdao Plant SAIC-GM-Wuling and UISEE deliver first Level 4 autonomous vehicle with smart parking functionality 1 GM to fully support SAIC GM Wuling in NEV development and introduce Ultium electric vehic...

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intelligent connectivity based on the GSEV platform. According to the Liuzhou Municipal Government's plan, the expressways that are open for testing this time will be reconstructed to coordinate vehicles, road devices and cloud services. When the environment is ready, SAIC-GM-Wuling will run more autonomous driving tests on actual roads under the 5G+ vehicle-road collaborative environment to promote the development of vehicle-road collaboration...

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tform for electric vehicles at the Auto Shanghai 2021. On April 12, Beijing Hyundai launched the new Tucson L, a compact crossover SUV. The vehicle is built on the i-GMP platform. The vehicle features the Hyundai SmartSense system, which includes 23 safety and assistance functions and supports L2+ autonomous driving....

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of sustainable material use for cost reduction and process improvement. The Pure Essential seat is a lightweight design, highlighting the need to reduce cost and complexity in manufacturing, and is composed of only two materials: green steel and recyclable PET. Also on display was the design of the Autonomous Elegance seat, a system focused on providing comfort for vehicles equipped with ADAS and automated driving features. The seat integrates th...

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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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y DCT Body ECU Connectivity Control Unit Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) Camera monitor system Parking Domain Control Unit Multi Function Camera Surround View Monitor Rear camera Mid-range radar Short range radar Driver monitoring system (DMS) Lane keeping assist (LKA) Smart cruise control Autonomous emergency brake (AEB) Highway Driving Assist Remote Smart Parking Assist Dynamic Parking Assistant System Blind spot detection (BSD) Fuel f...

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 Beijing Benz  Leoni, Aptiv, Kunshan Huguang, Draexlmaier, Nexen  BMW Brilliance  Draexlmaier, Leoni, MD Electronic  Changan Ford  Aptiv, Lear, Yazaki, Sumitomo Electric Industries, MD Electronic, Leoni  Hyundai-Kia  (Beijing Hyundai,  Dongfeng Yueda Kia)  Kyungshin, YURA, Yujin Autonomous  FAW Bestune  Changchun Bulb And Electric Wire, Lear, Aptiv, Shanghai Sanzhi, TE Connectivity  SAIC Motor  Kunshan Huguang, Lear, TH...

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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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to as "Woven City"), a demonstration city for next-generation technologies. Woven City is being built on the site of Toyota Motor East Japan Inc.'s former Higashi-Fuji Plant (Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture) as a test course in the form of a city to demonstrate next-generation technologies such as autonomous driving. The buildings of the Phase 1 area were completed at the end of October 2024 and are scheduled to begin operations after autumn 202...

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s: 2,200 (as of April 2024) - In 2023, the site started the SUSTAINera testing/recycling center for vehicle reconditioning, vehicle dismantling, parts remanufacturing, and the Battery Technology Center for testing and development - Inaugurated in 1939 Maserati announces plan for electrification and autonomous driving technologies FCA investing EUR 50 million for battery hub at Mirafiori complex in Italy Fiat 500 and Fiat Panda are first FCA city...

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ng in urban areas without relying on high-definition (HD) maps. “Reinforcement Learning + World Model" data solution Horizon SuperDrive (HSD) The world model simulates the surrounding physical world, and through reinforcement learning and continuous interaction with the environment, it achieves autonomous learning and autonomous optimization, helping to discover and solve long-tail problems. (Source: Prepared by MarkLines based on the con...

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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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as well. Built based on Foton Motor’s new P4 platform, the Tunland V is equipped with five safety protection systems including DMS (Driver Monitoring System), LDW (Lane Departure Warning) and FCW (Forward Collision Warning) as well as intelligent technological configurations including a Level 2.5 autonomous driving system and an intelligent voice interaction system. The vehicle is also available in seven customized packages. On April 19, Foton ...

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architecture also made its debut on the same day. Xingji is an independent bus brand of Farizon Auto under Geely Commercial Vehicles. The brand will focus on development of new energy vehicles such as battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as well as multiple functions including autonomous driving, in-vehicle interaction and vehicle monitoring, with the aim of making possible fully unmanned driving at last. On November 8, Fari...

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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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