WardsAuto Daily Edition
WardsAuto Daily

JUNE 1, 2021

Automakers, Software Partners and the Road to Innovation

Hiring a new software engineering team to build a software infrastructure from scratch is less cost-effective and more time-consuming than working with a software partner who can get OEMs ramped up quickly, which is key in the race to digitizing vehicles.

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Autoline Daily 2021: Top Industry News for June 1

Ex-VW CEO to Pay for Dieselgate Role; Russian Luxury Car Enters Production; Stellantis & Italy Talk Batteries

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Volvo Says Swedish Plant Earns Climate-Neutral Status

The automaker says it counts a manufacturing site as fully climate neutral when it registers no net increase in emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as a result of the electricity and heating used by the plant.

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Robot-Only Roads Face Cost and Limited Benefits

From TU Automotive
Somewhere down the road, around the bend, and over the horizon, fully autonomous vehicles will be operating freely on highways and byways.

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EVgo Usage Up, But GM Chargers Behind; $12,500 Tax Credit?; CARB’s Next Rules

It’s good news, bad news for charging network EVgo, while a Michigan senator’s bill to up the federal tax credit for EVs passes one hurdle.     

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