JTA & Watt Qatar EVs | Deep Orange 17 | Qualcomm silicon for BMW | Zoox paid rides | iCAUR V23

Volume 6, Issue 22

JTA and Watt EV to design EVs and build Qatar’s first EV manufacturing facility

The long-term strategic partnership between JTA Investment Holding and Watt Electric Vehicle Company involves design and engineering of next-generation EVs in the UK with manufacturing in a new state-of-the-art production facility for marketing in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Deep Orange reveals vehicle prototype that generates more energy than it consumes

The Deep Orange 17 is the latest concept vehicle developed by the Clemson program’s graduate automotive engineering students, in this case working with BMW to integrate solar technology, lightweight engineering, and intelligent vehicle controls to prove that energy-positive mobility is possible.

BMW selects Qualcomm as lead compute silicon provider for the cockpit and ADAS/AD

The agreement, through the next decade, spans the Qualcomm Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio, including Cockpit and Ride platforms, the latter of which helped to powers the BMW iX3 to the top five-star rating in the first Euro NCAP test since introduction of new, more stringent assessment standard.

Zoox starts paid rides in Las Vegas

Just after the company announced that it had been granted the first-ever NHTSA commercial exemption for its purpose-built robotaxis, it now has regulatory approval to charge for rides and started on August 10th in Las Vegas, with the announcement coming after the June introduction of its next-gen robotaxi.

Chery Group’s iCAUR V23 ‘New Energy Boxy’ SUV wins Red Dot Award

The electric SUV won an award in the Design Concept category at the 2026 Red Dot Awards last month for Chery Group’s new energy vehicle brand, which is on a “mission to bring personality and style back into driving” with a boxy design, which is experiencing a global resurgence, according to the brand.