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Report: VW, Samsung Reassess Battery Deal
Volkswagen AG may revise its €50 billion ($56 billion) battery sourcing strategy for electrified vehicles because Samsung Electronics Co. can’t meet demand forecasts, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Toyota Plans Assembly Plant in Myanmar
Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to build its first assembly plant in Myanmar.
Report: Toyota Tundra Pickup Getting Hybrid Option
Toyota Motor Corp. will offer a hybrid-electric version of its Tundra fullsize pickup truck when the 2021 model is introduced next year, reports TFLTruck.
China May Subsidize EV Charging Costs
China’s central government is developing a plan to subsidize the cost of charging electric vehicles.
BMW Launches Its First Over-the-Air Updates
BMW AG has begun offering over-the-air software updates in select vehicles.
Nissan May Add Crash Test Center in Michigan
Nissan Motor Co. says it’s in the final review process about adding a crash test facility at its Farmington Hills, Mich., research and development complex.
Consortium Demos Connected Vehicle Tech in Berlin
The 5G Automotive Assn. (5GAA) demonstrated a variety of connected vehicle technologies this week in Berlin, using a mix of cellular-based and dedicated short-range communication systems.
Advanced Polymers in Automotive Applications
The key to using new thermoplastics to demanding automotive applications is backing up the material with performance metrics, says Jud Gibson at DSM Engineering Plastics Inc. in Troy, Mich.
Neumann Joins Apex.AI Board
Longtime industry veteran Karl-Thomas Neumann has joined the board of directors of Apex.AI Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that specializes in open-source software for self-driving vehicles.
Aurora Buys Lidar Specialist Blackmore
Silicon Valley-based self-driving-car startup Aurora Innovation Inc. has acquired Blackmore Sensors and Analytics Inc., a Montana-based developer of lidar sensors.