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The humanoid robots, called Apollo, will work alongside the human staff into the carmakers’ manufacturing facilities. Global luxury carmaker Mercedes is bringing humanoid robots to help its workers in assembling car parts and inspection, as the company looks to automate some physically demanding tasks. Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Apptronik, a company that designs general purpose humanoid robots. The humanoid robots, called Apollo, will work alongside the human staff…

After a few years of funding frenzy, autonomous driving companies in China are experiencing a slowdown in investment. Some companies are still hauling in capital, though the era of bankrolling several hundred million dollars in a single round has mostly passed. Haomo.ai, an autonomous driving startup backed by Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor, has raised 100 million yuan, or $14 million, from a fresh round of funding, it said today. The investment is the first tranche of the company’s Series B…

It seems that Apple is not able to stop the talent drain from their Apple Car project no matter what they try. In a significant departure from Apple’s halo project that is yet to produce a working prototype for the public, DJ Novotney, a seasoned veteran with nearly 25 years at the tech giant, is set to join Rivian Automotive Inc. as the Senior Vice President of Vehicle Programs. This departure marks another in a series of high-profile exits from Apple’s Apple Car division, following a trend of…

Photo: kovop / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)2023 was a bad year for Elon Musk. Even before his antisemitic tirade, the billionaire’s mounting failures at X/Twitter took Musk from media darling to a near-laughing stock. His bid to take SpaceX pubic is faltering after its satellite internet business Starlink brought in just $1.4 billion of the $12 billion Musk projected. Now it seems Tesla is falling behind. According to Bloomberg, a Chinese automaker called BYD Co. is about to pass Tesla as the world’s most popular…

General Motors, the biggest car manufacturer in the US, earlier this year revealed its decision to remove Apple CarPlay from future vehicles but we have only now received the full reason why. CarPlay was initially designed to stop Apple users from needlessly scrolling through apps in the car by streamlining many of the most important features like the ability to play music, use Apple Maps, and play a podcast. Tim Babbit, GM head of product for infotainment, informed MT that GM is removing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto…

Tata Communications MOVE platform enables connected car solutions powering the infotainment and telematics platforms in over 600,000 JLR vehicles with seamless connectivity across more than 100 markets.JLR is partnering with Tata Communications, the global commtech (communications technology) player, to future-proof its digital transformation and pave the way for new standards such as Industry 4.0 and advanced analytics.The partnership will power the production of JLR’s…

Toyota Set to Launch Maruti Ertiga-Based Rumion MPV in India (Photo: Toyota)Toyota to launch Maruti Ertiga-based Rumion MPV in India, expanding its MPV lineup. Collaboration with Maruti Suzuki yields successful models for both brands.In a big move, Toyota is gearing up to introduce the much-awaited Rumion MPV in India, based on the popular Maruti Ertiga.This exciting development comes as part of the collaboration between the two automakers, with Maruti Suzuki handling the production and supply of the Rumion for…

Carmaker Volkswagen is set to dismiss all but one of the executive board members at its software division Cariad next week to try to resolve development problems, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. The unit - set up under former VW group CEO Herbert Diess -has exceeded its budget and failed to meet goals, contributing to Diess' departure and replacement by Oliver Blume last September. Cariad's supervisory board is expected to sign off on the dismissals in a meeting next week, the source said on…

VW has become the first non-US automaker that qualifies for the full $7,500 US federal EV tax credit. VW ID.4 federal tax credit eligibility Volkswagen made its announcement of eligibility yesterday, two days after the US Treasury Department announced a list of qualifying EV models that were all made by US companies. VW was late to announce its eligibility because it was awaiting documentation from its battery supplier to send to the Treasury Department. The ID.4 models are now listed on…

On this week's episode of the iMore Show, Stephen is joined by iMore's Features Editor Daryl Baxter and Staff Writer Tammy Rogers to discuss the Apple Music Classical app, General Motors ditching Apple CarPlay, iOS 17 forcing iPhone owners to upgrade, an AirPods touchscreen, watchOS 10, the potential return of Temple Run, and more!Links from this week's showSubscribe to The iMore Show window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod?…