PTC showcases intelligent product lifecycle vision with Lamborghini at CES 2026
Lamborghini has adopted PTC’s Windchill product lifecycle management and Codebeamer application lifecycle management solutions to enable end-to-end traceability of product data, streamline engineering change management, and improve collaboration across the company.
BMW to showcase iX3 and first Amazon Alexa+ vehicle integration at CES
At CES 2026, the OEM will feature a first-time demo of its AI-powered Intelligent Personal Assistant along with the next evolution of Alexa Custom Assistant for vehicles, a service that enables automakers to create their own intelligent AI assistants built on top of the Alexa+ architecture.
Donut Lab and Watt Electric Vehicles collaborate on lightweight, in-wheel-motor platform
To be shown at CES 2026 next month, the partners have adapted Donut Lab’s in-wheel motors and inverters with Watt’s PACES skateboard platform for independent control via software-defined driving dynamics, enabling quick development of varied vehicle applications.
Rivian leverages vertical integration for autonomy and AI advances
At its inaugural Autonomy & AI Day in Palo Alto, the company outlined, and we cover here in depth, its roadmap for next-generation vehicle autonomy, introduced an evolved software architecture underpinned by artificial intelligence, and unveiled proprietary silicon to support the efforts.
Pave Motors updates BK electric motorbike
The company announced expanded customization options, including a 16-color palette and a new starting price of $4995 with new financing options, to go with the recently rolled-out set of updates focused on reliability and everyday usability.
Ford adds Renault partnership for European passenger EVs and commercial vehicles
The companies plan to develop two Ford-branded passenger EVs based on Renault Group’s Ampere platform and are exploring commercial vehicle collaboration as Ford announces the next phase of its European strategy and calls for policymakers to align CO2 targets with market realities.
Anaphite gets Innovate UK funding boost to develop LFP battery dry-coating tech
The £1.4 million investment round will enable the battery startup to apply its dry-coating technology, already proven on NMC cathodes, to solve the complex challenges of dry-coating LFP cathodes and graphite anodes and offer a cleaner, more efficient alternative, with lower energy usage.
Encor Design remasters Lotus Esprit with carbon-fiber Series 1
About 50 years after the Paris debut of the Esprit S1, the UK startup’s Series 1 is a respectful, ground-up remastering of the original, rebuilt with a carbon bodyshell, modern engineering and a renewed design philosophy, with deliveries beginning in Q2 2026 on a limited production run of 50 cars.
Jeep engineers all-electric ‘Trail Rated’ Recon
The new 2026 SUV, built on the Stellantis STLA-Large unibody platform, launches with Moab trim, delivering up to 500 kW power, a 230-mi range, and a starting MSRP at $65,000, with production beginning early next year for the U.S. and Canada, followed by global expansion.
Euro NCAP makes most significant revisions in its rating system since its creation
The safety assessment organization is making major changes to how it evaluates the safety of new cars in 2026 to better represent modern driving conditions and risks, and its new rating methodology is built around four key stages of safety: safe driving, crash avoidance, crash protection, and post-crash safety.
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