BYD’s answer to its car-sales slump: a humanoid robot in every showroom
BYD’s answer to its car-sales slump: a humanoid robot in every showroom

BYD sells more electric cars than anyone. Next month, it wants to sell you one using a robot. China’s biggest EV maker will unveil its first humanoid robot in August, at its Di Space experience centres in Zhengzhou, the company told the South China Mor…

Mazda chief says the MX-5 Miata could go electric

Mazda says the next-generation MX-5 Miata is being designed with an electric future in mind, without giving up its lightweight sports car DNA.

Amazon’s Zoox just won the first US OK to charge for rides in a no-wheel robotaxi
Amazon’s Zoox just won the first US OK to charge for rides in a no-wheel robotaxi

Amazon’s Zoox has become the first company allowed to charge for rides in a robotaxi that has no steering wheel and no pedals. US regulators granted the exemption on Wednesday. It is a first for the driverless-car industry. The clearance came from the …

Mercedes-Benz reveals the 2028 GLA in two flavors and plenty of cool tech

Mercedes-Benz revealed the redesigned 2028 GLA in electric and hybrid form, featuring an 800-volt architecture, up to 408 miles of range, and AI-powered MBUX with Gemini and ChatGPT.

Hongqi says its new EV tech can charge a battery in just eight minutes, beating BYD

FAW’s Hongqi brand claims a battery that charges from 10% to 90% in under 8 minutes, joining an increasingly wild Chinese EV charging race against BYD, CATL, and Geely.

Everyone mocked Ferrari’s first EV. Now it’s already a sales success.

Ferrari’s oddly styled Luce got roasted online and tanked the stock 8%, but it just hit its 2026 sales target just two months after launch.

Waymo wants your next robotaxi ride to feel less like a taxi and more like your living room

Waymo has unveiled its Ojai in-car experience, adding Google Gemini, adaptive multi-screen controls and a redesigned interface to make future robotaxi rides more personal.

BMW is cutting 8,000 jobs and handing its cars’ brains to Qualcomm
BMW is cutting 8,000 jobs and handing its cars’ brains to Qualcomm

BMW had two messages for staff this week. It is cutting about 8,000 jobs. And it is handing the brains of its future cars to Qualcomm for the next decade. The German carmaker will shed the roles in Germany by the end of 2027 through a voluntary redunda…

Audi bet its future on EVs. Now it’s selling America a V8 with cupholders.
Audi bet its future on EVs. Now it’s selling America a V8 with cupholders.

Audi spent years betting its future on electric cars. Its new flagship for America runs on a V8, with big cupholders and a ChatGPT assistant. The German brand unveiled the Q9 this week. It is a full-size three-row luxury SUV built, in Audi’s own words,…

Two Indian automakers just beat Tesla at the one thing you’d expect it to own

Indian automakers Tata Motors and Mahindra beat Tesla and BYD on battery efficiency in a new global ranking, though both still lag on charging speed and range.