text

China's ZTE 'to establish electronics product line': report

The exhibition booth of ZTE at the 2021 Mobile World Congress Shanghai, China, February 23, 2021. /CFP Chinese communications equipment maker ZTE will set up a smart vehicle electronics produc

text

U.S. to impose anti-dumping tax on 18 countries and regions

A worker at German manufacturer of silos and liquid tankers, Feldbinder Special Vehicles, moves rolls of aluminium at the company's plant in Winsen, Germany, July 10, 2018. /Reuters The U.S. D

text

A smarter future: China's new infrastructure

Editor's note: In this episode of Thought Bubble, we focus on China's new infrastructure – charging stations for new energy vehicles, AI-powered retail services and 5G live broadcasting. Epi

text

Biden to sign order aimed at addressing global computer chip shortage

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday aimed at addressing a global semiconductor chip shortage that has forced U.S. automakers and other manufacturers to cut production a

text

ChargeLab raises seed capital to be the software provider powering EV charging infrastructure

As money floods into the electric vehicle market a number of small companies are trying to stake their claim as the go-to provider of charging infrastructure. These companies are developing proprietar

text

8 killed, 25 injured in Cameroonian bus crash

FILE PHOTO: This file photo shows traffic on a road near the National Investment Society of Cameroon in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Oct. 7. 2011. Deadly accidents are common on the country's traffic-pl

text

France, UK ease COVID-19 test demands on truck drivers

Vehicles line up outside the entrance of the closed Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, on Dec. 22, 2020. /Xinhua Truck drivers returning to France from Britain will not now need to have a corona

text

Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

Ford today announced a new strategy for the European market that aims the automaker at primarily only selling electric vehicles by 2030. To do so, Ford intends to spend $1 billion to revamp a factory

text

Passenger car sales in China post robust growth in January

Newly manufactured cars are seen at the automobile terminal in the port of Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, July 9, 2018. /Reuters Sales of passenger cars in China last month saw a sharp rise

text

UN chief deeply concerned over Myanmar situation: spokesperson

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeplyconcerned about the situation in Myanmar, including the increasing use of force and the reported deployment of additional armored vehicles to major citi

text

U.S. embassy in Myanmar warns its citizens of 'military movements'

The U.S embassy in Myanmar urged its citizens to "shelter-in-place" on Sunday, citing reports of military movements in the commercial capital Yangon after armored vehicles were sighted there.The emba

text

Uganda starts road tests for locally-made diesel-powered bus

The 47-seater bus was made by Kiira Motors Corporation, a state enterprise spearheading the making of vehicles in Uganda. Photo Courtesy: Government of Uganda - Twitter Uganda has started carr

text

China's auto sales rise by 29.5% in January amid recovering demand

A Buick sales store in Shanghai, China, May 5, 2020. /CFP China's auto sales rose by 29.5 percent year on year to over 2.5 million units in January, data from an industry association showed on

text

Drone experts work to prevent collisions

02:54 There are now nearly a million unmanned aerial vehicles registered in the U.S.. Also on the rise: the number of drone-related mid-air collisions, close calls and reports of aeria

text

Tesla recalls 135,000 vehicles over touchscreen failures

Own a Tesla Model S or Model X? It might have a recall, and it’s serious.Tesla today issued one of its largest recalls to date, covering roughly 135,000 Model S and Model X. The touchscreen is t

text

Data automotive startup Otonomo to go public via SPAC

Otonomo, the cloud-based software startup that help companies capture and monetize connected car data, is headed to the public market. The Israeli-based startup said Monday it has agreed to merge with

text

Africa's second COVID-19 wave could be linked with new variants

Vehicles queue at a drive-through coronavirus testing facility in Pretoria, South Africa, January 7, 2020. /CFP The ongoing second wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be associated wit