Stellantis announced this week that it is folding remote engine start and stop into the standard, no-cost Connect One package for most 2027 model year Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo vehicles sold in the United States. At the same time, it is trimming the price of its optional Connect Wi-Fi Plus package … Read more
A newly released federal and industry data finds nationwide, vehicle theft fell to its lowest level in decades in 2025, a decline steep enough that insurers, law enforcement and policymakers are now racing to explain it, and to make sure it lasts. The National Insurance Crime Bureau, the nonprofit that tracks and investigates insurance fraud … Read more
On Monday, Bosch, the German engineering and technology giant, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $225 million in direct funding to help underwrite what has become one of the largest single manufacturing investments in the history of Placer County: a $2 billion transformation of … Read more
Beginning later this summer, first-time electric vehicle buyers in the state will be able to walk into a dealership and see $3,500 subtracted from the sticker price on the spot, no tax season required. The program, known as MyFirstEV, is the centerpiece of a $600 million package that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law this … Read more
In connect car news are SBD, Mazda, Panasonic Automotive, Volvo, Apple, Innoviz, AeroNous, FEV, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Hyundai and myQ. SBD Automotive Deploys New Digital Hub with Content Catalyst Integration SBD Automotive has completed a strategic migration of its proprietary intelligence infrastructure, partnering with specialist technology provider Content Catalyst to launch an upgraded version of its … Read more
In EV, battery and charging news are ChargePoint, Optimus Energy, Stanford, SLAC, Heliox, Infineon, Advantics and CATL. [ez-toc] ChargePoint & Optimus Energy Expand Southeastern EV Charging ChargePoint has formalized an exclusive hardware, software, and services agreement with Optimus Energy Solutions to deploy more than 200 public electric vehicle charging ports across the southeastern United States. … Read more
In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Tesla, HTEC, Embotech, Venti Technologies, Addionics & Xpeng. [ez-toc] Tesla Expands Autonomous Robotaxi Commercial Operations Into Miami Market Tesla launched its commercial autonomous ride-hailing network in Miami, marking the company’s fifth metropolitan market deployment and first operational expansion outside of Texas and California. The initial geographic … Read more
Slate Auto has built its entire pitch around a single idea: buy the cheapest, plainest truck on the market, then make it yours. Now the startup is handing that idea over to the company that has spent 120 years teaching children how to make things theirs with a crayon. Slate announced Thursday that it is … Read more
NHTSA cites a pattern of robotaxis blundering into fires, blocking ambulances and ignoring flares, and gives developers until month’s end to explain how they will fix it. In a two-page letter addressed simply to “Driverless Automated Driving System Developers,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s administrator, Jonathan Morrison, told the industry that a recurring failure … Read more
Fiat is betting that American drivers are ready for something smaller, slower and unapologetically cute. The Italian automaker announced this week that its Topolino — a compact, low-speed electric vehicle already popular in Europe — has officially landed in the United States, marking Stellantis’ first foray into the domestic micromobility market. A New Kind of … Read more
In connected car news are MIPI Alliance, Repairify, Opus IVS, Molex, Micron, General Motors, Toyoda Gosei, Tohoku University, VI-grade, Pirelli, RIDEsense, onsemi & Synaptics. [ez-toc] MIPI Alliance Honors Contribution and Leadership in 13th Annual Membership Awards The MIPI Alliance announced the recipients of its 2025 Membership Awards at a ceremony held during Member Meeting #72 … Read more
In EV, battery and charging news are Vattenfall InCharge, WirelessCar, BMW Group, EVelution Energy, Wallbox and CATL. [ez-toc] Vattenfall InCharge and WirelessCar Collaborate on Seamless Charging Solution Vattenfall InCharge and automotive telematics platform provider WirelessCar announced the completion of a pilot phase for Seamless Charging, a cloud-based service designed to automate electric vehicle charging authentication … Read more
