BMW Group has announced that it has officially obtained the Shanghai Intelligent Connected Autonomous Driving Test License.

Chinese search engine colossus Baidu and the BMW Group has formally announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), under which the BMW Group will join Apollo, the open autonomous driving platform by Baidu, as a board member.

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Thursday it has raised $300 million for its autonomous driving unit, tapping investors to expand its technological know-how in the field for a second time since last year.

Chinese ridesharing platform Didi Chuxing has issued a real statement of intent to rivals following the organization's decision to open a research hub in US tech capital Silicon Valley. The Didi Labs center will be located in Mountain View, which is also the home of Google. A statement released by the Chinese company confirmed that it will research facility will focus on 'intelligent driving technologies'.

Audi aims to sell approximately 800,000 fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the year 2025. At last week's Annual General Meeting of AUDI AG, the Board of Management presented the updated "Audi.Vorsprung.2025." strategy.

Huawei officially released the Mobile Automation Engine (MAE) solution during its first wireless automation roundtable which was held during the 2018 GMBBF. The solution aims to accelerate full-scenario autonomous driving in mobile networks.

At the ninth Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Huawei released a white paper titled “Key Scenarios of Autonomous Driving Mobile Network”. This white paper identifies seven key autonomous-driving scenarios and analyzes five key automation capabilities required in mobile networks, inspiring the way to autonomous driving networks.

Huawei reportedly aims to invest over $1 billion in autonomous driving and electric car technologies. These include partnerships with automakers, driving the intelligent vehicle sector forward.

As part of its $1 billion investment on researching self-driving and electric-car technologies, Huawei Technologies launched five automated-driving solutions, including one that uses its HarmonyOS operating system.

The Museum of the Future and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) are showcasing future mobility solutions, from personal jet packs to self-driving cars.

Government entities in Paris and Beijing have signed a five-year partnership which will enable the two cities to combine their expertise and resources in order to focus on smart cities and sustainable development.

TomTom, the location technology specialist has announced that it will launch a tool for automated vehicles which would essentially let drivers know when it is safe enough to activate automated driving functions.

Switzerland is set to significantly advance its mobility industry by allowing full autonomous driving on designated routes, particularly in Zurich’s Furttal region, effective March 1, 2025.

After the Twitter takeover fallout, Tesla owner Elon Musk seems to have another headache to deal with. His electric car maker brand Tesla has been accused of misleading consumers about its driver assistance systems by a California regulator.

A US road safety body has issued a call for the federal government to introduce tougher regulations and standards in relation to autonomous driving following two recent fatalities which occurred on US roads in the past fortnight.

The use of electric vehicles as a means to cut transport emissions and ride over the fluctuating price and availability of oil is gaining momentum worldwide.