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Automotive
Tesla delivered 310K+ vehicles in Q1, meeting expectation; less production from previous Quarter
Tesla to seek shareholders' approval for share count increase, potentially for stock splits
Tesla halted production in Shanghai factory due to COVID; to resume it from Apr 4
Aptive sent workers home at Shanghai factories due to gov't COVID measure
Ford & GM to halt production in Michigan plants for 1-2 weeks due to parts shortages
Ford recalls 737K vehicles in the US due to a potential oil leak and a software error for break control
Volkswagen to recall 100K+plug-in hybrid cars globally due to a fire risk
VinFast to build its factory in North Carolina, US, by 2024 with 150K annual vehicle production capacity
Xpeng, Nio and Li Auto delivered more EVs in Mar than Feb despite COVID measures in China
US NHTSA to increase fuel efficiency requirements by 8% in 2024-25, 10% in 2026
US NHTSA to review whether Pony.ai complied with reporting requirements for self-driving crashes
US car & light truck sales may decline 18% YoY in Q1 due to parts shortages, high fuel prices interest rates; Toyota sold more cars than GM in the US
Volvo hired former top executive of BlackBerry and Dyson as CEO to turn vehicles into rolling smartphones
Volvo Trucks received an order of 110 e-trucks from Maersk to be delivered by early 2023
Volvo's first fully-electric car 2022, C40 Recharge: 226 miles (364 km) range, pricing at $59K
Lotus, a British & Chinese automaker unveiled Type 132, its first EV; 600 HP, target maximum 600KM range

Faraday Future's executives are subpoenaed by US SEC for the investigation
BrightDrop changed vehicles' names to Zevo 600, Zevo 400 and Trace
Kia's Concept EV9 to be turned into a production model for EU by 2023
Kia's EV6 Unplugged Ground won in Red Dot Award 2022
H2 Mobility, a German hydrogen station operator, raised additional €110M to expand infrastructure
Lastmile_Micromobility_Logistics
Waymo is testing fully self-driving taxis in San Francisco with its employees
Tier Mobility acquired Fantasmo, a US-based computer vision e-scooter parking startup
BeepBeep, a Singaporean quick commerce startup, raised $6M pre-seed funding
Migrante, a Chile-based vehicle & device leasing startup for gig workers, raised $30M funding
Boston Dynamics' Stretch for warehouses and distribution centers is available for commercial purchase
Location_Technology
Mobileye to sponsor GT Challenge Esports Championships
TomTom partners with MIH Consortium for next-gen EV development
Battery_Chips_Materials
Tesla singed a deal with Vale S.A., a Brazilian mining company, to mitigate high nickel price risk
CS Energy in Queensland, Australia, chose Tesla's Megapack batteries for its wind & solar power energy storage project
Sumitomo expects the demand of nickel for batteries will rise 20%+ globally in this year
Tata Motors observed 20% increase of battery cells cost due to high raw material prices
Span, a smart electrical panel startup, raised $90M funding
Aviation_Space
Rocket Lab sent 2 private Earth-observation satellites via Electron launcher in Apr 2
Slingshot Aerospace awarded a $25M contract by US Space Force for digital twin space development
SpaceX ended production of new Crew Dragon capsules
SpaceX launched 4th rideshare mission in Apr 1
FedEx Express partners with Elroy Air to test VTOL air cargo system for operations by 2023
Flytrex to expand drone delivery service in Granbury, Texas, in a partnership Brinker
Reports & Articles
Volkswagen's plans for new EV factory with $2.2B investment: to be open in 2026; large die casting; 10-hour car production time to meet Telsa's production capacity (Reuters)
43% of Uber & Lyft drivers are still driving less or completely stop working due to high gas prices despite fuel surcharges to customers (TechCrunch)
An interview with Northvolt, a Swedish battery startup, who recently announced new factory plans in Germany and Sweden for starting operations by 2025. Expecting more demand than supply over coming 5 to 10 years on battery, raw-material and components. (EmergingTechBrew)
More Readings...
Volvo's new CEO says automaker must be smarter on software (Automotive News Europe)
'A ghost is driving the car' - my peaceful and productive experience in a Waymo self-driving van (CNBC)
This startup's novel tech promises to boost battery capacity for EVs (TechCrunch)
Transit-oriented development catches on as cities need to boost ridership and housing supply (Smartcitiesdive)
Biden calls for greater Amtrak, public transportation funds (Smartcitiesdive)
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