Weekly Roundup #18

🚗OEM

1. Volkswagen’s Scout Motors Teases 2026 Electric SUV (Link)

2. Stellantis to source chips for EVs from Infineon (Link)

3. Lucid gives first look at its luxury Gravity SUV as it begins to deliver cheaper Air Touring EV (Link)

4. Model S Receives 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating (Link)

5. VW delivers 500,000 ID vehicles one year earlier than planned (Link)

6. Poland chooses Geely for EV platform (Link)

7. Strategy Analytics: Auto Makers Raise Automation and Spin-Off Combustion and Hybrid Operations As They Become "All-Electric" (Link)

8. Ford announces strategic partnership with Manufacture 2030 to enhance supply chain sustainability (Link)

9. McLaren Tipped To Launch An Electric Sedan To Rival The Porsche Taycan (Link)

10. VW joins Mastodon as concerns over Twitter mount (Link)

11. Tokyo Motor Show To Be “Redesigned” As The Japan Mobility Show, Expand Focus Beyond Cars (Link)

⚡EV

1. Panasonic secures massive high-nickel cathode deal with Tesla co-founder’s Redwood (Link)

2. VW’s strategy to catch Tesla fading with key $2B Trinity EV facility plans up in the air (Link)

3. VW in talks with pre-IPO investors for battery unit, report says (Link)

4. High Voltage Power Grid Vital for Future EV Charging Demand (Link)

5. Morand launches energy storage solution with 72-second vehicle recharge (Link)

6. onsemi Silicon Carbide Technology Enables All-Electric VISION EQXX to Go Further on a Single Charge (Link)

🤖Autonomous Driving

1. Renesas Unveils First Family of Automotive Radar Transceivers with Industry’s Highest Accuracy and Lowest Power Consumption (Link)

2. Waabi announces ‘plug-and-play’ autonomous trucking solution (Link)

3. Stellantis Acquires Autonomous Driving Software Startup aiMotive (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

1. Software Needs Evolves As Electric Vehicles Market Continues To Grow (Link)

2. Hyundai Mobis details new IVI gesture interaction technology (Link)

3. Tesla CarPlay concept shows off a modular UI inspired by Apple’s next-gen design (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. Volta Trucks and Cake electric motorcycles unite to provide electric mobile micro hub for last mile delivery (Link)

2. The Swytch Conversion Kit Turns Any Bike Into An E-Bike In Minutes (Link)

3. Vespa's most powerful scooter unveiled to put dolce vita on fast-forward (Link)

4. Einride founder on building an underlying business to support future tech goals (Link)

✨Interesting

1. Lamborghini Releases Spotify Playlists Tuned To Its Engine Sounds (Link)

2. Brand-New Lucid Air Had Paint So Thin It Needed A Full-Body-PPF To Salvage It (Link)

3. The Birth Of The Flying B, See How Bentley’s Hood Ornament Is Made (Link)

4. Rimac Nevera sets the EV Top Speed World Record! (Link)