Here and Omdia develop industry-first SDV Maturity Framework

The framework comes as the industry struggles with fragmented SDV development approaches that are driving costly missteps and threatening business viability, defining four phases to enable automakers and suppliers to benchmark progress and strategically move forward on next-gen experiences.

The autonomy education race heads to Abu Dhabi

Fresh off the Sim-Sprint virtual competition in September, the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League teams gear up their robotics, autonomy, and AI tech for this weekend’s real-world showdown in Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit where a ‘world first’ six fully autonomous cars will race head-to-head.

Hydrohertz launches ‘world first’ technology that can slash EV charging times by up to 68%

The startup’s chemistry-agnostic Dectravalve keeps every module and cell in an EV’s battery pack at a consistent temperature, allowing battery operation closer to limits, reducing a typical 30-min fast charge to just 10 min, enabling 10% more range, and extending battery life by reducing cell stress.

Teradar emerges from stealth, introduces ‘world’s first’ terahertz vision sensor

Backed by $150 million in Series B funding, Teradar is collaborating with leading OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to develop a sensor that provides long-range, high-resolution, “all-weather” vision aimed at replacing radar and lidar as part of next-generation safety systems in new vehicle production programs.

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.