A Japanese conglomerate has announced that it will make an investment of $2.25bn in US car manufacturing colossus General Motors. Telecommunications giant SoftBank will invest the capital in GM's autonomous car program in exchange for a stake in the ambitious mobility venture.

US chip firm Qualcomm has announced that it has released a chipset which has been specifically designed based on 3GPP cellular standards for the 'connected cars'. In a statement issued to the press, Qualcomm introduced the 9150 Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) chipset which combines LTE network connectivity with direct communications in the internationally harmonized 5.9GHz band.

A report conducted by London's lawmakers has claimed that the city is currently not equipped to facilitate the forthcoming self-driving revolution.

In a significant step towards expanding access to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, San Francisco has entered the next phase of the city’s Curbside EV Charging Pilot Program by advancing proposals from EV charging companies.

In partnership with the Emirate of Sharjah’s Ministry of Health and Prevention, Al Zahia deployed the first driverless car in the UAE to support the health and wellbeing of residents.

Singapore, a renowned test-bed for self-driving vehicles, plans to launch a public trial of driverless buses which can be booked through an app.

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.

Nestled at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, Toyota’s Woven City, the world’s first “City of the Future” project, is set to welcome its first residents in fall 2025.