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BMW has moved 1 million cars without drivers at its factories BMW said it has moved 1 million cars without drivers at its production facilities. The company says automated driving helps improve production processes and make logistics within its factories more efficient. The company is moving beyond the pilot phase to…

Tesla lists up to 584 km of range for Model 3 Premium in Canada Tesla has updated its Canadian Model 3 Premium website, listing a claimed EPA range of up to 584 km for the rear-wheel-drive version. According to Electrek, the new specifications suggest that US-built cars could be returning to Canada. Model 3 comparison…

Mitsubishi Returns to SEMA With the Outlander Diamond Trail Edition Mitsubishi is preparing to return to SEMA for the first time in 14 years, having last exhibited there in 2012. The company will show the Outlander Diamond Trail Edition, modified for travel beyond paved roads. Outlander Gets New Bumpers and a Rock…

Telegram channel @banki_oil reported that the Volkswagen ID.Unyx 09 electric sedan has launched in China at a price equivalent to roughly 2.2 million rubles. The model is 5,081 mm long, has a 3,030 mm wheelbase and is available in 308 hp and 503 hp versions. The all-wheel-drive version is rated at 503 hp. Range…

Rivian acquires synthetic data developer Rivian has acquired a startup that works with synthetic data to advance autonomous driving technology. For this effort, the company has brought in a developer specializing in such data. The acquisition could allow Rivian to simulate rare road scenarios before they occur in the…

Only one crossover earned a good rating in the updated IIHS crash test The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested crossovers using its updated frontal crash test, and only one earned a good rating, Drive reports. The test was revised to assess rear-seat passenger safety more accurately. Nissan Kicks earns…

About 15 million cars in China equipped with navigation assistance As of August 2026, about 15 million passenger cars in China were equipped with a navigation assistance system that helps drivers follow a route. Around 61 million passenger cars had Level 2 driver assistance systems in total, and about 25% of those had…

Mercedes unveiled the W123 in January 1976 The first batch of W123s sold out through pre-orders before sales even began. The Mercedes-Benz sedan featured horizontal headlight clusters, more steeply raked windows and large, ribbed rear lights whose signals remained visible even when dirty. In Stuttgart, work on the…

Chery unveiled its Volt-Dragon charging system at its Global Innovation Conference. With a claimed peak output of 1.44 MW, the system is intended to cut electric vehicle charging times and compete with megawatt charging networks from BYD, Geely and Huawei in China. Stations feature liquid cooling and a lightweight…

Nvidia unveiled new technologies and partnerships for automated driving in Europe at a conference in Berlin. The projects presented cover driver assistance systems, robotaxis and autonomous commercial vehicles. Volkswagen showcases ID. Buzz AD with Hyperion Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles showcased an autonomous ID…

Mate Rimac splits business into 4 companies and moves beyond the auto industry Mate Rimac has reorganized the group he founded in Croatia, splitting the business that grew out of a startup into 4 companies as he looks to expand beyond the auto industry. In 1998, Volkswagen bought Bugatti, which was then on the brink…

Ferrari has announced the price of the Luce, its first electric vehicle. It is about $80,000 below initial expectations. That is a difference from an earlier estimate, not a reduction from a previously announced price. The Luce seats five. It remains the most expensive five-seat production car on the market.