China’s Hesai will double production as lidar sensor industry shakes out

Hesai said it now plans to build as many as 4 million lidar sensors in 2026, up from 2 million, as it tries to corner a market with one fewer player after Luminar’s bankruptcy.

The 2026 BMW iX3 voice assistant will be powered by Alexa+

BMW is finally getting the next-generation Alexa voice assistant and it’s coming with a generative AI upgrade. Amazon said Monday that the 2026 BMW iX3 will be equipped with Alexa+, the same generative AI tech that launched in millions of the e-c…

Lucid Motors doubled EV output in 2025 after early Gravity SUV struggles

Lucid built more than 18,000 EVs in 2025 and delivered more than 15,000 after a tough start to the year — still a far cry from the high bar it set in 2021.

Voyant Focuses Its LiDAR To Enable Autonomy – Everywhere

Voyant is leading the development of a new generation of FMCW LiDAR to address broad applications in the physical AI revolution, emulating the CMOS camera revolution.

Good Day Sunshine: Solar’s Relentless Rise

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Elon Musk’s year of big blunders and payday bonanzas and some progress for green hydrogen

Teradar reveals its first terahertz-band vision sensor for cars

The company is tapping the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to bring out the best qualities of more common lidar and radar sensors.

Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech

There is no timeline for when these systems will become available. But once they do, Kodiak could bring its tech to more trucks, faster.

World Rallycross Went Back To Combustion: Is Electric Racing Failing?

World Rallycross went electric in 2022 with a huge fanfare. Now it’s going back to combustion. Offroad racing royalty the Hansen family explain what this means.

Tesla annual sales decline 9% as it’s overtaken by BYD as global EV leader

Tesla annual sales have fallen for the second year in a row, a drop fueled by the removal of the federal tax credit in the U.S. and competition from Chinese automakers.