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Automotive
FCA (Stellantis) agreed to plead guilty and pay $300M in the US due to emissions fraud with diesel engines of 2014-2016 models
Volkswagen to pay ￡193M to British drivers due to a diesel emissions scandal in 2015
Volkswagen acquired an unconditional approval for Europcar bidding
Ford to pay $19.2M due to the falsely advertised fuel economy and payload capacity of 2011-2014 models
Tesla's production at Shanghai Gigafactory went back to pre-shutdown level
Tesla not to build a manufacturing plan in India until it is allowed to sell vehicles in the country
Tesla submitted an application to expand its plant in Germany
Lucid recalls 1,100 Air EVs due to a wired data connection issue
Luminar hired new heads of software, R&D, and IP from Apple, Nvidia and Tesla respectively
Rivian's head of manufacturing leaves; the company hires new COO
Maserati unveiled MC20 Cielo, to be sold in Q1 2023, pricing at €260K
Fisker unveiled a teaser of Pear, to be produce by Foxconn in 2024 at Ohio; pricing around $30K
Sylndr, an Egyptian used car sales platform, raised $12.6M seed round funding
Lastmile_Micromobility_Logistics
Poni.ai lost a test permit in CA for its autonomous vehicle with a driver due to driving records violation
Uber completed 1B rides in Africa after its launching in the continent in 2013
Finn, an US-based car subscription platform, raised $110M funding for broader expansion in the US and EU
Gorillas, a German instant grocery delivery service, to cut 300 employees and exit 4 EU countries
Getir, an instant grocery delivery service, cut 14% of employees globally
clicOH, an Argentina-based shipping tech company, raised $25M Series A funding
UK DOT announced that 4-times higher people were injured in 2021 compared to 2020
Location_Technology
Google Maps launched historical street view imagery on mobile; to roll out an upgrade camera system in 2023
Archaeologists a dense, ancient urban settlement at Amazon Basin started 1,500 years ago
Battery_Materials
Stellantis and Samsung SDI to invest $2.5B in a JV to build an EV battery plant in KoKomo, IN
POSCO Chemical to invest $663M through a JV with GM for a battery cathode materials plant in Canada
CATL to supply cylindrical cells starting from 2025 for BMW's new series
Solo AVT, a e-heavy-duty truck startup, partners with American Battery Solutions to develop battery packs
Aviation_Space
Boeing's Starliner returned to Earth after 5-day stay at the International Space Station
SpaceX's Starlink is approved in Philippines, Nigeria and Mozambique
Joby Aviation acquired its first certification in the US to begin on-demand commercial air-taxi operations
ZeroAvia, an aviation hydrogen-power engine developer, expands a partnership with MHIRJ for a certification process
Walmart to expand drone deliveries up to 4M households across 6 states in the US
Reports & Articles
EY Mobility Consumer Index 2022: people are still traveling less after COVID, but have a strong preference for car, particularly EV. 52% of potential car buyers intend to purchase fully electric, plug-in hybrid or hybrid. Preference for public transit and shared mobility are down compared to pre-COVID. (EY - full report)
The market share of global automakers in China has been reduced from 60%+ in 1990s to 43% in 2022. In the new energy vehicle (NEV) segment including EVs, Tesla is the only foreign brand among the top 10 automakers in the country. (Reuters - full article)
The investment of South Korean EV battery makers in the US market: LGES invests $5.5B+ to produce 160GWh of batteries per year by 2025 in three plants with GM and standalone factories; SK ON invests $6.3B to produce 150GWh of batteries in two standalone factories and three plants with Ford; Samsung SDI is partnering with Stellantis to have 33 GWh capacity in coming years. (Reuters - full article)
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Paris plans to remove two beltway lanes to cut pollution (Bloomberg)
Pittsburgh targets bike, pedestrian, infrastructure spending using traffic and crash data analysis (Smartcitiesdive)
Breaking down a flurry of reports on electric vehicle adoption (Emerging Tech Brew)
Inside the design of Zoox, Amazon's quirky, self-driving car (FastCompany)
For EV maker Rivian, delivery headache hits as market shuts down coffers (Reuters)
Tesla owners are 50% less likely to crash their EV than their other cars (TechCrunch)
Aerospace accelerator CEO forecasts a 'wave of disruptions' in urban air mobility (Smartcitiesdive)
Kenya's MotiSure rides on micro-payments to drive personal mobility insurance growth (TechCrunch)
Meet Philip Reinckens, Spin's new CEO (TechCrunch)
Ex-Uber executive reveals how driver earnings were slashed in Kenya (TechCrunch)
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