An internal argument is brewing throughout the auto world over the ultimate approach for autonomous driving: should self-driving cars use laser-based sensors, such as LiDAR, or is that technology unnecessary, especially given XPENG’s chairman comments that “LiDAR has not yet become a prerequisite for smart cars?” Some continue to place heavy bets on laser sensors, […]
NIO Charts Growth Path Amid China’s Auto Market Downturn
Warning Chinese rival carmakers “We should give up any delusion about any future recovery” William Li, chairman, CEO, founder NIO Inc has warned the Chinese domestic auto market could shrink by 15% to 20% this year the exact opposite to the mood of previous years. NIO Inc founder and CEO has delivered a grave warning […]
Formula 1 Rebalances Future Engines for More Exciting Racing
For the entire existence of motor racing, Formula 1 has been at its most innovative. Annually, novel technologies and sophisticated concepts appear along with modified regulations that challenge the way teams participate on track. But with speed a hallmark of Formula 1, ensuring that racing remains tight and exhilarating is equally important as building ever-faster […]
Hyundai Union Approves Strike Amid Tense Wage and AI Talks
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co.’s labor union voted by a large margin to allow a strike, heightening concern over possible disruptions at the critical automaker’s local factories for a second straight year following weeks of failed contract talks aimed at higher wages, profit-sharing, and jobs Amid growing automation. The vote in the Hyundai Motor Company […]
Applied Intuition Expands Its Self-Driving System Into Japan
Demonstrating the ability to quickly scale autonomous driving software, Applied Intuition has announced the launch of its Self-Driving System (SDS) in Japan. Applied Intuition’s platform is the most sophisticated driver-assistance and autonomy software available in one of the most technologically advanced and demanding automotive markets in the world, helping usher in the next era of […]
BYD Cements Its Lead as the World’s Top EV Maker
The global EV industry is in one of the more interesting transition periods it’s witnessed in the last several years. What was a niche with a few pioneers has blossomed into a race to determine which automaker is best suited to dominate the segment. The latest 2026 shipment figures illustrate the rapid transformation that’s taking […]
Volkswagen Charts a New Course with a Major Overhaul
In the global landscape of industry and manufacturing, no brand evokes more reverence, history, or widespread recognition than Volkswagen. For decades, it has been the monolithic powerhouse of the automobile world, a proud standard-bearer of German engineering, and an ever-present feature on road-ways across the globe. But even giants must bow to the relentless forces […]
Stellantis Tests Next-Gen Solid-State EV Batteries on the Road
Electric Vehicle World has long been dreaming about that next big thing in battery tech, the Holy Grail, the one thing that is going to kill all that is hated about EV life: long range anxiety, long charging times and even battery fires. That Holy Grail, in EV’s, is of course solid-state battery technology and […]
Canada’s Auto Future at Stake in Ford, Unifor Talks
Toronto-The air here is thick with anticipation as perhaps the most consequential labor negotiations in a generation are set to get underway. Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, is now officially at the table with Ford Motor Company in a negotiation that promises to be a difficult and defining moment for Canadian workers. This isn’t […]
UN Adopts First Global Rules for Autonomous Vehicles
The automotive industry just reached a massive milestone. On June 24, the United Nations passed the world’s first international regulatory guidelines on fully autonomous vehicles (AVs). That means a universal safety standard now exists that will help drive the international testing and adoption of self-driving technology, moving past the confusing patchwork of country-specific rules that […]