NEWS
Automotive
EU to ban new petrol and diesel cars sales from 2035
Ford, Volkswagen, Honda, BMW and Volvo support restoring California's vehicle emission standard
Sony and Honda to make an independent joint venture for EV development
US NHTSA upgraded its probe into Tesla's Autopilot in 830K vehicles before a recall decision due to crashes
Tesla's shareholders to vote a 3 to 1 stock split proposal in August
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to supply camera modules to Tesla for Model 3, S, X, Y, Cybertruck and Semi
GM to produce Chevrolet Tracker SUV in Argentina next month for Latin American market
Volkswagen CUPRA to launch 3 EV models made in Spain by 2025
Volkswagen compensates for employees' voluntary resignations in its Russia plant suspending production
Nikola Tre BEV truck qualified for New York incentive program for truck buyers
Cadillac unveiled design features of the Celestiq, a new EV, to be possibly sold by 2025
Polestar unveiled Polestar 3 SUV with 600km range, scheduled to be sold by the end of 2023
Lightyear, a solar EV startup, unveiled a final design of Lightyear 0
Qiantu, a subsidiary of CH Auto in China, unveiled K20, a new 2-seat EV with 500km range
Lucid partners with Bank of America for a financial service program for its online purchasing customers
Faraday Future is requested for a SEC probe information by US DOJ about inaccurate communication to investors
Faraday Future seeks a new factory location in China to be operated from 2025
Nimbus, a US-based EV startup, unveiled a prototype of Nimbus One, a three-wheeled e-bike with a roof
Lastmile_Micromobility_Logistics
Bird laid-off 23% of its employees mostly in consumer product division
ComfortDelGro, a Singapore-based taxi service, partners with Alipay+ to cover Malaysian and South Korean payment systems
Waymo Via and Uber Freight are partnering to deploy goods-only driverless capacity for on-demand routes
GM's BrightDrop, acquired Marain, a California-based fleet optimization software
Walmart partners with Cummins and Daimler Truck for its 2040 zero emission goal in logistics operations
Ninja Van, a Singaporean logistics company, expanded its service to South East Asia countries
Royal Mail to deploy 5,500 e-vans by early 2023 with ￡12.5 investment on charging infrastructure
Onfleet, a last-mile delivery solution software, raised $23M Series B funding
Location_Technology
Apple to upgrade CarPlay including vehicle control functions and more infotainment apps through a connection with iPhone
Grab launched B2B maps solutions including navigation and traffic features
what3words to be integrated into 350K Jaguar Land Rover vehicles
Yandex, Russian tech company, removed national borders from its maps
AGCO, an Agricultural machinery maker, partners with Apex.AI, autonomous mobility AI software
And More...
Toyota and Woven Planet, Toyota's subsidiary, unveiled prototype of portable hydrogen cartridge for transport and supply
Denso is considering to spin off its chip business
Volocopter's VoloConnect completed its first flight in May
Shield AI, a military purposed autonomous drone company, raised $165M Series E funding
REPORTS & ARTICLES
Who will mine lithium in Bolivia having the largest amount of lithium in the world? EnergyX, an American startup, and Tecpetrol, an Argentine energy company, seem to be disqualified. Remaining candidates are Uranium One (Russia), Lilac Solutions (US), CATL (China), Fusion Enertech (China), TBEA (China) and CITIC Guoan (China). The winner will be announced on June 15. (Full Article - Reuters)
More Readings...
Analysis: Apple's next frontier is your car's dashboard (Reuters)
Over-the-air updates: How does each EV automaker compare? (Electrek)
It's not Apple or Tesla, but Inrix has data from 500 million vehicles taking transportation into the future (CNBC)
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