BYD reported a sharp 33% decline in third-quarter profit, highlighting the growing toll of China's intensifying electric-vehicle price war and renewed investor caution over the company's sales outlook.
Once reserved for luxury autonomous vehicles, LiDAR technology is rapidly making its way into midrange and even budget car models as costs fall sharply. Global shipments of automotive LiDAR units are projected to surpass 2 million units in 2025, signaling the industry's transition from early validation to large-scale commercialization.
China has offered its latest formal response to the semiconductor supply crisis surrounding Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, signalling limited export exemptions while urging dialogue to stabilise global supply chains.
After three years of regulatory reviews and industry coordination, Linde LienHwa Group on October 29 unveiled Taiwan's first hydrogen-powered truck at the 2025 Energy Taiwan and Net Zero Taiwan Expo, signaling a significant step toward commercial hydrogen mobility. The company also announced plans to launch its first hydrogen refueling stations, developed in partnership with CPC Corporation, by the end of 2025, a move aimed at laying the groundwork for a domestic hydrogen infrastructure network.
After dominating China's first wave of electric vehicle (EV) adoption, BYD is shifting its focus in 2025 from electrification to intelligent mobility. The automaker has launched what it calls a campaign for "smart driving for everyone," aiming to make autonomous driving technologies accessible to mass-market consumers.
Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) used this week's GTC event in Washington to highlight two fronts of collaboration with Nvidia: expanding US-based AI server manufacturing and joining a new alliance with Stellantis and Uber to develop level-4 robotaxis.
