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Chinese EV’s Lax Security Puts Australian Drivers at Risk, Cybersecurity Test Reveals

A hacker remotely disabled headlights, accessed microphones, and extracted banking passwords from a popular BYD vehicle, exposing critical gaps in Australia's car cybersecurity standards. ABC...

Geely Raises China’s EV Charging Stakes With 2.25-Megawatt System

Geely Auto Group has unveiled a new artificial intelligence-powered charging system capable of delivering up to 2.25 megawatts through a single charging gun, intensifying...

Bentley Launches First Electric Vehicle, the Torcal SUV, Betting Heritage Over Horsepower

Bentley has unveiled the Torcal, its first fully electric vehicle, a five-seat luxury SUV positioned as an entry point to the century-old British brand...

Electric Cars Outperform Petrol Vehicles at High Mileage, Study Finds

New analysis of nearly 50 million MOT tests challenges the traditional assumption that high mileage automatically means mechanical unreliability An analysis of 47.4 million MOT...

Profitability Gap Triggers “De-CATL” Movement Among Major Chinese Automakers

CATL's stock has plummeted more than 24% in September as major Chinese vehicle manufacturers move to reduce their dependence on the world's largest EV...

Toyota to Deploy 400,000 Factory Robots in Major Automation Overhaul

Toyota Motor announced a sweeping manufacturing transformation on September 18, 2026, committing approximately ¥1 trillion annually starting in 2028 to deploy 400,000 self-developed robots...

Japan’s Auto Industry Launches Platform for Autonomous Driving Rollout by 2028

Japan's automotive manufacturers announced a collaborative strategy to deploy autonomous driving technology in select regions by 2028, marking a significant shift toward public-private coordination...

Hyundai Activates “Data Flywheel” to Accelerate Autonomous Driving Innovation

Hyundai Motor Group has activated its Data Flywheel, a continuous learning system designed to rapidly advance autonomous driving technology through automated data collection, AI...

Tesla’s Robotaxi Strategy Shifts Toward a Company-Owned Fleet

Tesla’s vision of allowing individual car owners to earn passive income through a shared robotaxi network is giving way to a more capital-intensive business...

Study suggests metal foam would make cars safer in collisions

North Carolina State University A new study finds that composite metal foam (CMF) could significantly improve automobile safety during frontal collisions. Using computational models to...

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