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Volvo invests in extreme fast-charging battery startup

Volvo, going all-electric from 2030, is investing in Israeli startup StoreDot – a visitor working towards EV batteries that can take on a personal 160km of range in five minutes. The

June 2022

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Hyundai to use quantum computing for autonomous vehicles

Does quantum computing have a future in voluntary driving? Hyundai Motor has spoken it’s expanding its existing partnership with U.S. quantum computing visitor IonQ to involve a project that applies quantum

June 2022

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Hyundai Mobis brainwave tech found to help tired drivers

A driver-monitoring earpiece that reads brainwaves, ripened by top-tier OEM supplier Hyundai Mobis, has been shown to cut suburbanite drowsiness and inattentive driving in a bus trial. The Gyeonggi Research Institute

June 2022

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Two Chinese driverless robotaxi services approved in Beijing

China has officially taken the next step in its journey to a driverless robotaxi future. Two voluntary rideshare companies, Pony.ai and Baidu’s Apollo Go, have been officially tried to uncork using

May 2022

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Running list of cars with spec changes, due to chip shortage

Every car trademark has to greater or lesser degrees been struggling with supply issues due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage. This has meant waiting lists for many of the most-popular

May 2022

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Ford developing LFP batteries for electric vehicles

Are increasingly affordable electric vehicles on the way from Ford with cheaper-to-produce batteries? During a recent Q&A session, CEO Jim Farley indicated Ford is working on implementing lithium iron phosphate (LFP)

May 2022

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Android Auto update coming mid-year with split-screen layout

Android Auto is getting a significant usability upgrade with its first significant visual update since 2019. The update will be rolled out in the northern summer, so between June and August

May 2022