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Monday 19 July 2021
Google, VW, Toyota keen to develop car operating systems
With software defined vehicles emerging as a new trend for the auto industry, automotive operating systems and software programs will become a new field of competition in the market,...
Monday 19 July 2021
Taiwan to invest over NT$80 billion in smart airports, seaports
Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) plans to invest NT$80.7 billion (US$2.9 billion) into digital transformation of airports and seaports, using AI, IoT,...
Thursday 15 July 2021
Foxconn invests in Li-metal battery maker SES
Foxconn (Hon Hai) has disclosed it will invest in Singapore-based SES, a maker of Li-metal batteries, a move in line with its ambitious deployments in the electric vehicle (EV) sec...
Thursday 15 July 2021
Development of on-device AI chips for smart speakers gaining momentum
The development of on-device AI chips for smart speaker applications is gaining momentum as brand vendors are incorporating those chips into their speaker products to improve related...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Global supply of EV batteries may be 40% short of demand in 2025
Along with fast growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, global supply of EV batteries will become tight in the coming year and fall short of demand...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Teco, Phihong to jointly produce EV power charging piles in US
Teco Electric & Machinery and power supply maker Phihong Technology will cooperate to produce levels 2 and 3 fast power charging piles for electric vehicles (EVs) in the US, according...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Tata plans 10 new EVs as car sales shine
India's Tata Motors have said it will have 10 new electric vehicles (EV) models by 2025, as business of passenger cars improves, according to a local report.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
MOBI standards guide innovation in blockchain services for growth in smart mobility industry
Blockchain technology is based on programmed computation and cryptography, and its transactions are both immutable and irrevocable. The technology also makes use of peer-to-peer network...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Taiwanese makers eye US-made car batteries
Apple, which reportedly is mulling manufacture batteries for Apple Car in the US, may work with Taiwanese makers rather than Chinese ones, according to industry sources.
Monday 12 July 2021
Foxconn-Byton partnership facing headwinds
An abrupt top management shakeup at China's Byton Auto is casting clouds over a cooperation deal between Foxconn Technology Group and the Chinese EV startup.
Monday 12 July 2021
TSMC gearing up for advanced process leadership for automotive
TSMC is gearing up for a bigger presence in the automotive IC foundry market segment, with its newly-developed N5A process set to be available in the third quarter of 2022, according...
Friday 9 July 2021
Vietnam eyeing cryptocurrency development
The Vietnamese government has instructed State Bank of Vietnam to study the feasibility of developing its own cryptocurrency, with the study to be conducted in 2021-2023, according...
Friday 9 July 2021
ASC 100: Astra International
Since the sudden death of former president Michael D Ruslim in 2010, PT Astra International Tbk, Indonesia's largest conglomerate, has been led by Prijono Sugiarto, formerly sales...
Thursday 8 July 2021
Foxtron cooperates with San-Ti Group to promote electric buses
Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, a joint venture established by Foxconn Electronics and Yulon Motor, will cooperate with San-Ti Group to boost use of electric buses for public transportation...
Thursday 8 July 2021
China OSATs step up deployments in advanced packaging field
China-based OSATs including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), Huatian Technology and Tongfu Microelectronics have stepped up their deployments in the advanced packaging...