ctric vehicles to immediately complete an important over-the-air safety recall.  Without this recall remedy, an affected vehicle could completely lose its ability to brake while going downhill. Volvo has advised owners not to drive their car and to turn off regenerative braking until their car’s software is updated with the recall remedy.  The defect originates from the over-the-air recall remedy for recall 25V-282, which addressed rearview c...

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ect duration is 36 months. It will have a budget of EUR 68 million. It will have 69 partners, 3 affiliated entities, and 11 associated partners. It proposes a shift to a modular system that replaces rigid monolithic structures, enabling greater agility and innovation through flexible middleware and software solutions. Central to Shift2SDV is the development of a middleware framework that provides microservices to build automotive applications upo...

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and development (R&D) with a total expenditure of INR 5.46 billion. The company focused on several key areas, including engine development for alternate fuels and components related to electric powertrains and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). It also initiated the development of in-house software control systems. In terms of vehicle development, it worked on alternate fuel variants under the AVTR platform. It also progressed in hydroge...

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was established in Shanghai on February 18. The new company, with a registered capital of JPY 107.1 billion (approximately equivalent to CNY 5.143 billion), is wholly owned by Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota). The new company’s business scope includes R&D of automotive components, development of software, R&D of mechanical equipment. Toyota Motor Technical Research and developments (China) Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor's wholly owned R&D center in t...

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,000 Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles and, combined, approximately 300,000 Model Year 2012 Toyota RAV4, 2012-2013 Toyota Tacoma, and 2012-2013 Lexus RX 350 vehicles sold in the United States to address two separate issues. Toyota will update the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU software on certain Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles. Toyota Motor Corporation is developing new 2,500cc AR engines as part of its Toyota New Globa...

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weeks. The Audi brand exhibited the prototype for the Q6 e-tron, which is the first pre-production model based on the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform and a new electronic architecture and will be the first next-generation Audi intelligent connected electric model. CARIAD China, a VW Group software subsidiary, exhibited a cutting-edge software development technology, the “Forward! Cube” software innovation simulator. Based on the 205...

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teel, etc. On December 26, according to the WeChat account of SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC), IM Motors’ (Zhiji Motors in Chinese) first batch of 200 Beta experience version IM L7 smart electric sedans rolled off the production line at SAIC’s Lingang Plant. The IM L7 adopts an atomic software architecture based on SOA (service-oriented architecture), enabling scenario-based intelligent interaction. Equipped with the IM AD autonomou...

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sme Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. (Cosme Tech), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. (Chery), was established. With a registered capital of CNY 80 million, Cosme Tech is engaged in areas such as R&D of automotive parts, R&D of mechanical equipment, development of AI application software, development of AI basic software, and industrial design services. From multiple press releases...

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ery manufacturing site to be established in Changchun VW incorporates automotive parts subsidiary in Anhui Province VW China unveils goals for 2030 Manufacturing of new cooperative model between VW China, XPeng to start in Hefei in 2026 XPeng and Volkswagen enter Master Agreement on EV platform and software JAC Group, VW China to increase CNY 6.5 billion capital to VW Anhui VW China signs Memoranda of Understanding on renewable electricity with t...

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battery. The requirement to establish Battery Passports will be obligatory from 42 months after the regulation goes into force, which is in February 2027. The project involves Battery Regulation readiness assessment, data collection consultancy, integration of the Minespider platform with existing software, setting up Battery Passports for an exemplary battery model, and scaling up the passports across Temsa. With the Adapazari plant closed, the...

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utonomous driving technology incorporated into it. The new Serena is able to handle driving in a single lane on an expressway through the technology, and is the first Nissan vehicle with this capability. When driving on traffic or on long trips, a monocular camera with cutting-edge image processing software installed determines the condition of the road, and automatically controls the axel, brakes, and steering based on that information. Followin...

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a two-day event in which experts from BYD held meetings with key players in the Hungarian supplier market. BYD's first Hungarian Suppliers' Forum attracted more than a hundred domestic companies. Companies participating in the forum can partner with BYD in a range of areas from intelligent driving software to seat belts and braking systems. They were given the opportunity to give a personal presentation on how they can join BYD's value chain.  ...

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ccording to multiple press releases dated August 20, Anhui Kaiyang Technology Co., Ltd. was recently established in Wuhu, Anhui. The new company has a registered capital of CNY 100 million and is wholly owned by Chery Auto. Its business scope includes development of network and information security software; R&D of intelligent robots; development of AI basic software; development of AI application software. On August 26, the Harmony Intelligent M...

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emont plant for a while now. On October 25, Tesla announced that Tesla Shanghai R&D Center and Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory Data Center are officially complete. They will be put into operation soon. Shanghai R&D Center marks Tesla’s first overseas R&D center based on vehicle development, including software, hardware, electronics, materials, power and energy engineering teams. In the future, this facility will focus more on developing original pr...

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Plus manufactured in Gravataí. The company had invested BRL 1.9 million for the implementation of new technologies, area expansion and production capacity at the plant, which increases from 174,000 engines per year to 410,000 units. On November 5, GM announced it will update the engine management software of the new Chevrolet Onix Plus that it recently launched in Brazil due to the possibility of engine fires. Because of this, the company has s...

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ed for aerodynamics and driver comfort. It includes ADAS safety systems, a powerful engine brake, and the ZF TraXon automated gearbox. The truck integrates the IVECO ON platform, real-time telemetry, remote updates, and personalized efficiency tools like Driver Style Evaluation and SEU optimization software. Launched as part of IVECO’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the S-Way is positioned as the most advanced and complete truck in the brand’...

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Lucid, Uber to launch autonomous robotaxis in U.S. in 2026 On July 17, the Lucid Group and Uber Technologies announced a next-generation premium global robotaxi program created exclusively for the Uber ride-hailing platform. Expected to first launch later in 2026 in a major U.S. city, the new robotaxi service combines the software-defined vehicle architecture of the Lucid Gravity SUV, capability of the Nuro Driver Level 4 autonomy system, and Ube...

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National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). The fuel injectors in the affected vehicles were manufactured by Dumarey Flowmotion Technologies S.R.L. in Fauglia, Italy. Ford says the remedy is currently under development. As an interim repair, dealers will update the engine control software, free of charge.  Letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed August 18, 2025. Second letters will be sent once th...

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