Aptera gets closer to market with production-intent solar electric vehicle

Development is accelerating as the company at CES 2025 showed its Pininfarina-refined design and announced a battery-supply and -manufacturing deal with LG Energy Solution and CTNS, and a week later revealed a deal to supply its solar-panel technology to fellow EV startup Telo.

Trimble teams with Qualcomm to deliver more precise AV positioning

Trimble’s ProPoint Go precise positioning engine will be integrated with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 to provide higher-level accuracy for ADAS and C-V2X applications, with the joint solution expected to be on the roads by 2028.

BMW aims to revolutionize vehicle experience with Panoramic iDrive

The new display and operating concept premiered at CES 2025 will be introduced across all new BMW models including the Neue Klasse models for consistent driver focus, information distribution, and ergonomics is based on a new Operating System X and software for extensive scope for personalization.

Donut Lab expands platform with in-wheel e-motor family and Qt HMI software

At CES 2025, the Verge Motorcycle subsidiary revealed an expansion of its platform, transforming its donut motor into a family of five models for automotive, semi-truck, motorcycle, scooter, and drone applications backed by a software partnership with Qt Group to streamline HMI development.