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Parents can now watch their teen’s Uber ride live, through the driver’s phone

Uber is rolling out live video streaming of teen rides in the US, using the driver’s phone as the camera and sending the feed to linked parent accounts. Other passengers in the car appear on the stream and are given no way to opt out. Uber is putting a camera in the car, and it […]

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Xiaomi unveils custom 3nm chip for intelligent driving

Xiaomi has unveiled the Xring D100, an in-house 3nm chip for intelligent driving that will replace Nvidia hardware in its cars from 2027. The company has invested more than 21bn yuan, about $3.1bn, since restarting its chip programme. Xiaomi is designing Nvidia out of its cars. The company has unveiled the Xring D100, an in-house […]

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Waymo is coming to Munich, with commercial service targeted for late 2027

Waymo has announced it is laying the groundwork for autonomous ride-hailing in Munich, starting with high-definition mapping and manual driving in the coming weeks. It aims to open a commercial service to the public toward the end of 2027. Munich is getting robotaxis, though not for a while. Waymo says it is laying the groundwork […]

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Rivian EVs are getting a software update that warns you what’s ahead

Rivian is bringing Rivian OS 2.0 and Waze real-time alerts to all R1 and R2 models, still without Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, on its way to a single core operating system. That architecture reaches Europe from 2027 through the Volkswagen joint venture. Rivian is rebuilding the screen in every car it sells. Software version […]

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AI data centres are taking the capacitors carmakers need

Chinese carmakers say printed circuit boards and multilayer ceramic capacitors are 20% to 30% short globally, with prices more than tripling over the past year because of AI data centre demand. Automotive memory prices rose about 180% in three months. The AI boom has reached the cheapest components in a car. Chinese carmakers report a […]

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China is recalling millions of EVs because the emergency release blends into the trim

China’s market regulator has ordered a recall of more than 4 million vehicles, including nearly 2.98 million Teslas, because interior emergency door releases blend into the surrounding trim. The remedies are warning labels and software updates, ahead of a 2027 standard banning concealed handles. China has recalled more than four million cars because a lever […]

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Hyundai’s luxury brand has a new flagship EV, and no European plans for it

Genesis has unveiled the GV90, a full-size electric SUV with 490 kW, a 123.5 kWh battery and pillarless coach doors on the Neolun version. It goes on sale in the United States early next year, and the announcement says nothing about Europe. Genesis has revealed the biggest and most expensive thing it has ever built. […]

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Scrapping your petrol car for An EV pays back In three years

Research published in Science finds that scrapping a petrol car in its first year and replacing it with a battery electric vehicle cuts emissions by 58% over 16 years, with carbon payback in about three years. The benefit does not hold for efficient hybrids, very low-mileage vehicles or the dirtiest electricity grids. Retiring a petrol […]

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The first Ferrari Luce sold for $40mn, 36 times its estimate

The first production Ferrari Luce sold for $40mn at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, setting records for the most expensive new car, electric car and charity car sold at public auction. Ferrari keeps none of the money and the car is not due for delivery until early 2027. The first production Ferrari Luce has sold for […]

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California’s first self-driving trucks are on the road, and the rules behind them are in court

California has issued its first permits to test autonomous trucks on public roads, to Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI, with Kodiak already running vehicles around Mountain View. Teamsters California filed suit on 5 August asking a court to repeal the rules that made the permits possible. Self-driving trucks are testing on California public roads for […]

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