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Geely and Chery have begun shipping Chinese built EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles to Canada under a new trade deal

Data from Recurrent shows that EV batteries are holding up very well over time and showing suprisingly little degradation

Hyundai plans to start shipping Ioniq 5s for use as Waymo robotaxis by the end of 2026 and they will be upfitted by Magna

Elektrobit CEO Maria Anhalt calls on automakers and suppliers to stop constantly reinventing basic software functions and make interfaces more consistent

Sedans may be making a comeback in the next few years

Government and union officials in Canada have rejected a Stellantis plan to build Leap Motor EVs at its Brampton, Ontario plant

Nearly five years after re-joining Ford, Doug Field is leaving and much of his organization is being folded into a new product creation and industrialization group

Volkswagen has launched a heavily revamped version of the ID3 in Europe that finally does away with most of the touch-based controls

Slate and Lucid have both raised new capital as they prepare to launch crucial new models later this year

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued recommendations following 2 fatal crashes involving Ford vehicles using the hands-free BlueCruise system

Waymo and Waze are teaming up to provide information about potholes to cities

Kia is expanding its electrified vehicle lineup while VW is ending US production of the ID4

Sony and Honda have officially confirmed that they are cancelling development and production of the Afeela line of EVs

GM is starting on-road testing of its hands-off, eyes-off level 3 automated driving system

Uber is doing deals everywhere to get robotaxis on its platform

At Nvidia GTC 2026, the GPU maker announced several new and expanded partnerships for its Hyperion Drive systems

At its first investor day in New York this week, Lucid gave investors, analysts and media a first look at its new midsize product family.

Honda has decided to cancel its upcoming electric vehicle products for North America

The growing Middle East war is becoming very assymetrical and that will likely lead to a prolonged conflict and high oil prices for some time making EVs, especially used examples a potential solution for many customers

Peter Faricy is taking over as CEO of Slate Auto from Chris Barman is moving over to president of vehicles

With its new Blade 2.0 battery cells, BYD and the rest of the Chinese auto market are leaving the US industry further in the dust

Scout CEO Scott Keogh provided some updates on the company's progress at an Automotive Press Association event in Michigan today

Hundreds of thousands of low-mileage used EVs will be hitting the US used car market starting in the coming months offering consumers an affordable way to try out an electric vehicle

The tariff ruling by the US Supreme Court has had almost no impact on the auto industry and things could soon get much worse for imports

American Honda CEO Kazuhiro Takizawa be replaced by CFO Eiji Fujimura on April 1.

Toyota has completely redesigned the Highlander midsize crossover moving it from a gas or hybrid platform to an exclusively electric setup

Despite court rulings to release funds for the National electric vehicle infrastructure program, the US Department of Energy may have found a way to kill by increasing the buy American requirements to 100%

Despite challenges, the US public electric vehicle charging network is still expanding

Mazda reduced production of one of its most affordable models for the US market because of tariffs

Canada and China have struck a new trade deal that will allow tens of thousands of low cost Chinese EVs into Canada at a low tariff rate

Telemetry has published its first automated driving system scorecard report. It's available to purchase at telemetryagency.com

During a fireside chat at GM's new headquarters in Detroit yesterday, CEO Mary Barra avoided answering questions about succession planning as she approaches her 65th birthday and seemed somewhat reticent about bringing hybrids back to the North American lineup

2028 appears set to be the year that hands-off, eyes-off level 3 automated driving is setting to gain market traction. Telemetry's ADAS/ADS forecast report is available at https://www.telemetryagency.com/adasforecast

New radar processing techniques are dramatically improving the performance of even basic radar sensors to improve safety

Multiple lidar companies are at CES 2026 and behind the windshield installations are likely to be the next trend as the market grows in the coming years

During his CES 2026 keynote, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the Alpamayo open-source world driving model

Bosch is partnering with Kodiak to provide redundant systems for automated trucks

Power and wireless communications outages in San Francisco following wind storms caused the Waymo robotaxi fleet to grind to a halt, causing major traffic congestion

GM vehicles are getting the Apple Music app in their infotainment system

Lidar manufacturer has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to go through a managed breakup and sell off

Ford is canceling the F-150 Lighting electric truck and will eventually replace it with an EREV version as part of a massive restructering of electrification plans that will come with $19.5B in charges

Rivian announced plans to deploy new custom designed processors and lidar to power automated driving systems on its upcoming R2 midsize electric SUV

Nissan announced that it will be integrated the Wayve AI driver into its next generation ProPilot systems starting in 2027

Ford and Renault have announced a partnership to develop and build EVs based on the French company's Ampere architecture with the first models to arrive at dealers by early 2028

Nissan is adding its e-Power series hybrid system to the next generation Rogue coming in 2026, but is also offering a plug-in hybrid based on the Mitsubishi Outlander until the new model arrives

The number of people working at Stellantis' Chrysler Technology Center is growing again after many years of job losses

The EuroNCAP program is being updated for 2026 to focus more on real world performance of safety systems and promote better vehicle controls

BMW is considering bringing extended range electric vehicles back to its lineup. https://www.telemetryagency.com/2025-light-duty-vehicle-report

A decade after first unveiling an boxy electric pickup truck and SUV, Bollinger Motors has finally shut down

Jeep has finally unveiled its first fully electric off-road SUV, the 2026 Recon, but it's pricey and has a comparatively short range