NEWS
Automotive
Mercedes-Benz to pay $8.49M fine in Australia due to failed customer communications for urgent airbags recall
Ford recalls 198K vehicles of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator in the US due to fire risk
Cruise recalled 80 self-driving vehicles to update software in automated driving systems
GM to offer 2K Buick dealers buyouts in the US
Volvo to temporarily close its China plant due to a local COVID restriction
Toyota's global production output in July decreased by 8.6% yoy due to COVID, weather, recall and chip shortage
Hino to halt production of some models for another year due to data falsification scandal
Porsche to appoint Sajjad Khan, a former CTO of Mercedes-Benz, as a new board member for Car-IT
Aurora considers hiring freeze, spin out and sale to a big tech
Nikola and Lucid to raise additional funds with stock offering
Geely and Aramco might be interested in owning Renault's fossil-fuel engine unit to be separated from EV business
Berkshire Hathaway reduced its BYD share in Hongkong market
Lastmile_Micromobility_Logistics
Waymo is testing driverless robotaxi service in Phoenix
Lyft is sued by drivers and passengers due to no-proper safety measure for sexual assault prevention
Uber launched a safety toolkit app with emergency contact services in the US including ADT and 911
Gopuff pulls out from Spain, stops expanding in France while focusing on the UK
Jumia, an African e-commerce, partners with Zipline, an African autonomous drone operator, to launch drone delivery in Ghana and more
PostEx, a Pakistani fintech firm, acquired Call Courier, a logistics service, to combine upfront payment and goods delivery
Location_Invehicle_Technologies
Hyundai and Kia to have TomTom's maps and traffic data for Europe
Chinese gov't forces automakers to apply surveying and mapping license to prevent foreign companies from having highly-detailed data collected by smart cars
Aston Martin upgrades in-vehicle infotainment system although the screen is still small
Populus, a San Francisco-based startup collecting and sharing transportation data, raised $11M Series A funding
Battery_Materials
Honda to invest $4.4B in a new EV battery plant in the US building with LG Energy Solution for mass-production by the end of 2025
Toyota to invest $5.27B in EV battery in Japan and the US; to increase investment from $1.29B to $3.8B in the US battery plant through a JV with Panasonic
Ultium Cells, the JV of GM and LG Energy Solution, started EV battery production in its Ohio plant for Hummer
ProLogium, a Taiwanese battery maker, to build a solid-state lithium EV battery plant in one of European countries
Bosch to invest $200M in fuel cell production for hydrogen-powered e-trucks
REPORTS/ARTICLES
US IIHS report: In a test of pedestrian detection in nighttime with automatic emergency braking systems, only 4 (Ford Mustang Mach-E, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Camry and Toyota Highlander) out of 23 models earned "superior" level. The other 4 (Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Pilot, Nissan Altima and Toyota Tacoma crew cab) earned "no credit". (Full Report)
2022 Micromobility Landscape (Mircromobility.io)
More Readings...
Analysis: New U.S. rules on EV subsidies slam Hyundai, Kia's dreams (Reuters)
A complete guide to the new EV tax credit (TechCrunch)
Analysis: Musk's bold goal of selling 20 million EVs could cost Tesla billions (Reuters)
Volkswagen to speed up electric vehicle transition, new CEO says (Reuters)
Mary Barra confident in GM's self-driving vehicle tech and goal to beat Tesla in EVs (Electrek)
The e-bike is a monstrosity (The Atlantic)
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