Experts rank Amazon’s self-driving unit, Tesla, Waymo, and 12 other power players in the world of autonomy

Though autonomous-vehicle companies are moving slowly toward making their technology available to the public, the industry’s top tier is steadily becoming entrenched, according to two analysts from the research and consulting firm Guidehouse Insights. Each year, Guidehouse ranks some of the biggest names working on automated-driving technology, evaluating each on criteria including technology, strategy, and … Read more

Tesla’s stock-market devotees might get an earnings Jolt

Die-hard Tesla Inc. investors might be forgiven for wondering why the thrill of owning the iconic carmaker’s stock has seemingly disappeared. After all, since catapulting over 700% last year, the shares have barely eked out a 3.4% advance in 2021. Meme stocks like GameStop have pushed Tesla out of the limelight, while Bitcoin has attracted … Read more

M&M to invest ₹ 3,000 crore on electric vehicle business in next 3 years

While it has already opened its electric technologies plant in Bengaluru that produces battery packs, power electronics and motors, it has also invested in a new manufacturing unit at its chakan plant to produce EVs. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd will put in fresh investments to the tune of ₹ 3,000 crore on its electric vehicles … Read more

TVS Group’s family members enter into ‘brand agreement’

Family members of the $8.5-billion TVS Group have executed a brand agreement with respect to the use, adoption, and registration of the firm’s word marks, which include trademarks and related composite marks. These marks include TVS, Sundaram, and several others. They may also contain an additional element other than the word mark, in the form … Read more

Why Tesla’s Charging Stations Are A Key Advantage For Its Future

What Happened: U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing to add more than 500,000 charging stations over the next four years. Many investors believe this will favor traditional automakers, but Loup says that’s not necessarily the case. “We see it as a positive for both, given EV adoption is still nascent at about 2% of new vehicle sales … Read more

Taxation slowing growth of luxury cars in India: Mercedes

India needs to review the overall taxation of premium luxury vehicles, which is slowing the growth of such vehicles in the country, said Martin Schwenk, MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India. “Duties, schemes, taxation is a massive burden… that is slowing the growth. So, we will have growth, but will not have exponential growth,” Mr. Schwenk … Read more