Automotive DECODED
Latest edition: 23 May 2024
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Explainer: when will we have driverless vehicles?
Fully Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) represent a mobility game-changer with great promise, but tech development has slowed and major challenges to rollout remain
Latest news
US planning China EV import tariff hikes from 1 August
The US Government is still planning large increases to import tariffs on an array of China-made products including electric vehicles and major components. The federal ‘Office of the US Trade Representative’ (USTR) has set a date of 1 August for implementation of the new rates.
VW delays ID.7 for US & Canada
Volkswagen of America said in a statement it was delaying introduction of the ID.7 sedan in the US and Canada "as market dynamics continue to change".
Renault and VW end talks for joint ‘e-Twingo' - report
The two companies had been talking about collaboration on a low-cost EV to meet challenge from China
BMW i Ventures invests in cloud simulation company
BMW i Ventures, the independent venture capital arm of the BMW Group, has announced an investment in Simr, a cloud simulation company which gives engineers a single platform for using any compute resources with any simulation tool.
Li Auto faces US class action lawsuit over its Mega minivans
Chinese automaker Li Auto faces a class action lawsuit from US investors suffering losses.
Hyundai and Plus show Level 4 AV FCV Class 8 truck
Claimed to be the first Level 4 self-driving test on a Class 8 fuel cell electric truck in the US
Autonomous vehicle insurance policies to be ‘radically different'- report
The makeup of insurance policies for autonomous vehicles will necessarily be “radically different” to today’s conventional policies, according to a new report.
EVgo has over 1m customer accounts across US
US public charging firm EVgo has said it has reached more than one million registered customer accounts nationwide, increasing by 400% since April 2020.
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