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JUNE 27, 2023



Polestar 2 Boasts Longer Range, More Efficiency for 2024

Hardware upgrades including larger batteries and revamped motors extend the fastback sedan’s range by 20% while using up to 9% less energy and charging up to 34% faster, Polestar says.

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Autoline Daily 2023: Top Industry News for June 27
Lordstown Goes Bankrupt; Tesla Should Start Its Own Finco; Chinese Could Clobber Legacy OEMs

Aston Martin Taps Lucid Motors for Electric-Vehicle Technology

Upcoming Aston Martin models will draw on electric drivetrain and battery technology developed and produced by Lucid Motors.

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VW Scales Back EV Production
Works council head cites “strong customer reluctance in the electric-vehicle sector” for the shortening of shifts and extended holiday period.

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BlackBerry Adds Upstream Security to IVY Ecosystem

The deal with Upstream Security brings a layer of cybersecurity to BlackBerry’s new middleware platform that is designed to help ease the transition for OEMs to the software-defined vehicle.

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FROM TU-AUTOMOTIVE
Ford Joins Call for Closer UK/EU Automotive Trade Deal
Ford has backed up Stellantis’s call for the UK to better align itself with European Union regulations and renegotiate its Brexit deal.
German Courts Hand Down Rulings in Dieselgate Cases
Automakers are ordered to show that their diesel-emissions manipulation devices are not illegal, while the former head of Volkswagen’s Audi brand is sentenced in the Dieselgate scandal of the 2010s.
FOR WARDS INTELLIGENCE SUBSCRIBERS
Imagry’s Self-Learning AI Autonomy Demo Wows
A Wards interview with Imagry reveals an advanced system based on 15 AIs working in conjunction to provide one the best demos of driverless capabilities Wards has seen so far. Imagry’s agreement with Continental to integrate its autonomous parking software is a big win for the company.