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Scout Motors: software-defined SUVs still need tactility 

Scout Motors aims to help drivers avoid digital fatigue while still providing state-of-the-art software offerings. By Stewart Burnett  Software-Defined Vehicle Magazine – April / May 2025 The success of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) will be defined by the efficacy of the platforms on which they’re built. Many automakers have struggled to get the foundations for software […]

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Evaluation of Gatik’s Safety Case and approach to Functional Safety receives independent validation from TÜV SÜD under Industry-first third-party audit

Autonomous middle-mile logistics leader concludes critical phase of independent safety assessment ahead of deploying Freight-Only (driverless) trucks at scale in 2025 Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, today announced that it has successfully closed two major pillars of its Safety Assessment Framework. Both the Safety Case Evaluation and Functional Safety phases of Gatik’s comprehensive

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All-new 2026 Hyundai Palisade’s New York International Auto Show debut to be livestreamed

Hyundai will livestream the reveal of the all-new 2026 Palisade SUV during its North American debut at the 2025 New York International Auto Show Hyundai will livestream the reveal of the all-new 2026 Palisade SUV during its North American debut at the 2025 New York International Auto Show. This new-generation three-row SUV flagship builds on the momentum

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Will protectionism restrict automotive innovation in the US?

America-First trade policies could hurt US automakers initially but transform the industry in the long term. By Will Girling Practically every week since his resumption of office in January 2025, US President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven trade policy has rewritten the geopolitical status quo. One of his stated aims is to protect and grow domestic manufacturing,

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Trump’s trade war intensifies with China under fire

The erratic and extreme tariff policy effectively weaponises the US market in the face of China’s economic ascendence. By Megan Lampinen US President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policy has thrown the global economy into chaos, and the automotive sector along with it. Cars consist of thousands of parts sourced from around the world, frequently crossing

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Volvo Cars warns US onshoring could take up to two years

Currently, Volvo Cars depends almost entirely on Europe and China for its US-sold vehicles. By Stewart Burnett Geely-owned Swedish automaker Volvo Cars has warned it may take some time for expanded manufacturing capacity in the US— its planned response to Trump’s new tariffs regime—to come online. In a new interview with local newspaper Dagens Nyheter,

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