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10/15/2025

Mercedes-Benz wows Shanghai Fashion Week with Vision Iconic

Revealed alongside a fashion collection and design book, the electric show car is inspired by the brand’s heritage but designed for its future with a stunning shape, a lit grille and hood ornament, and Art Deco-inspired interior supported by solar paint, Level 4 autonomy, neuromorphic computing, and steer-by-wire tech.

https://futurride.com/2025/10/14/mercedes-benz-wows-shanghai-fashion-week-with-vision-iconic/

10/14/2025

QNX looks at SDV industry trends in research report

Among the key takeaways from the software-defined vehicle survey, 91% said AI will play a major role in automotive software development during the next three to five years, and nearly half of developers highlighted AI-driven personalization and full vehicle autonomy as the features most likely to define SDVs by 2030.

https://futurride.com/2025/10/14/qnx-looks-at-sdv-industry-trends-in-research-report/

10/13/2025

GM brings back upgraded Chevrolet Bolt for 2027

Upgrades for the “limited-run” under-$30k EUV-based model include an estimated 255-mi range, 2.5 times faster peak charging rates, a Chevrolet-first NACS charging port, a sporty RS trim variant, a revised interior with larger screens and more storage and Google built-in, and late-available Super Cruise ADAS.

https://futurride.com/2025/10/10/gm-brings-back-upgraded-chevrolet-bolt-for-2027/

10/01/2025

Xpeng looks to lead in ‘AI mobility’ with Next P7 and P7+

The company is expanding its global aspirations, led by the European premiere of its Next P7, preceded by the launch of the P7+ on the continent, as it opens its first R&D Center in Munich and plans for the global adaptation of its NGP smart driving and later mass-produced Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

https://futurride.com/2025/09/30/xpeng-looks-to-lead-in-ai-mobility-with-next-p7-and-p7/

09/29/2025

Synopsys introduces digital-twin racetrack experience and Nvidia Omniverse to STEM Racing

The company’s Ansys unit created a digital twin racetrack for STEM Racing that enables students to virtually test the aerodynamics of miniature F1 cars using advanced computational fluid dynamics methods, with the racetrack experience unveiled at the Aramco STEM Racing World Finals in Singapore.

https://futurride.com/2025/09/29/synopsys-introduces-digital-twin-racetrack-experience-and-nvidia-omniverse-to-stem-racing/

09/26/2025

Precept concept becomes production Polestar 5 performance grand tourer

The Polestar 5, available initially in Dual motor and Performance variants, features a new bonded aluminum Polestar Performance Architecture, an in-house rear electric motor, an 800 V electrical architecture, extensive sustainable materials, and Android Automotive OS with Google built-in.

&Wilkins
https://futurride.com/2025/09/25/precept-concept-becomes-production-polestar-5-performance-grand-tourer/

09/23/2025

Mercedes-Benz electrifies its GLC SUV

The company is electrifying its most popular model with a new electric SUV called GLC with EQ Technology, with the electric midsize SUV shown at IAA Mobility 2025 getting “an elevated” design language and intelligence powered by the AI-driven MB.OS superbrain.

https://futurride.com/2025/09/23/mercedes-benz-electrifies-its-glc-suv/

09/18/2025

BMW starts Neue Klasse with electric iX3 crossover

The model introduces a new design language and several cutting-edge technologies for the brand, including sixth-generation eDrive, an 800-V and four-superbrain architecture, an upgraded UX with Panoramic iDrive and Operating System X, and a product carbon footprint that is more than 30% lower.

https://futurride.com/2025/09/17/bmw-starts-neue-klasse-with-electric-ix3-crossover/

09/16/2025

Bot Auto achieves first ‘humanless’ hub-to-hub autonomous truck validation run

Executed in Houston at sunset to show successful day and night operations, the company says the milestone, reached at a much earlier stage than most of the competition within two years of founding, demonstrates its engineering velocity, safety discipline, and focus on profitable scaling.

https://futurride.com/2025/09/16/bot-auto-achieves-first-humanless-hub-to-hub-autonomous-truck-validation-run/

09/15/2025

Caterham Project V shows at IAA Mobility with Xing Mobility

British sports car manufacturer’s first lightweight electric sports coupe concept made an appearance at the IAA Mobility 2025 show in Munich thanks to a partnership with Taiwan battery technology pioneer Xing Mobility Inc. and its Immersio cell-to-pack immersion cooled battery technology.

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https://futurride.com/2025/09/15/caterham-project-v-shows-at-iaa-mobility-with-xing-mobility/

09/11/2025

Hyundai Motor envisions compact EV for Europe with Concept Three

At IAA Mobility 2025, the automaker unveiled its first compact EV concept under the Ioniq sub-brand, marking its planned entry into the European compact EV market with an electrification roadmap that includes an electrified version of every model in Europe by 2027.

https://futurride.com/2025/09/11/hyundai-motor-envisions-compact-ev-for-europe-with-concept-three/

09/10/2025

ID. Cross Concept previews VW’s affordable compact electric SUV

The T-Cross class concept revealed at IAA Mobility features a new VW design language on the corporate front-wheel-drive MEB+ matrix key to building entry-level EVs in Europe, with EVs in the small car and compact segment launching from 2026, along with sister brand Cupra Raval and Škoda Epiq.

https://futurride.com/2025/09/07/id-cross-concept-previews-vws-affordable-compact-electric-suv/

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