Automotive

After Zagreb, Europe's first city with a commercial robotaxi service, Pony.ai and Uber are expanding their deal to bring more than 2,000 self-driving vehicles to four more European cities, with an eye on the Middle East too.

The era of connected objects challenges the concept of ownership. Between software updates, feature subscriptions, and in-car ads, we are becoming users of a perpetual service. AI will manage this ecosystem, reshaping our relationship with goods.

Tesla's autonomous taxi promises rides at under a dollar per mile. Tests are already underway across the United States, and the numbers speak for themselves: early investors could pocket nearly $20,000 a year without lifting a finger.

Boston startup SmartBay built a robot that replaces tires in 30 minutes without removing the wheel. AI and computer vision are rewriting the rules of the traditional automotive service industry.

A system developed by Politecnico di Milano with Unipoltec promises to predict accidents before they happen. It's called RoadSafe AI 2.0 and it could reshape urban mobility as we know it.

In 2026 CATL announced its first 15 GWh‑per‑year sodium‑ion battery line, a cheaper, less‑lithium‑dependent technology that could democratise electric vehicles and boost renewable‑energy storage in the coming years.