AutonomyEV

The Berlaymont in Brussels, home of the European Commission, where Europe's road rules get decided.

Europe is regulating as if the human were the safe default

The EU has spent years circling whether assisted driving should be allowed to exist. While it circles, the machines are already driving, just not here. A look at the gap between Europe's caution and the road it is meant to protect.

The Kia EV2, the small electric SUV Kia expects to lift its volumes once it reaches showrooms.

EVs

Kia EV Sales Rise for Third Straight Month on Mass Market Lineup

A BYD Seal electric sedan with a green China EV license plate parked in Shenzhen.

EVs · Asia

China EV Sales Rebound in May While Overcapacity Persists

Original abstract robotaxi visual for AutonomyEV.

Autonomy / Robotaxi · Europe

WeRide and Uber Add Madrid to Robotaxi Network

The companies plan to start service in the Spanish capital later this year through the Uber app and an asset-light partnership with AVOMO.

Jun 2

The Polestar 5 electric grand tourer on display at Auto Zurich 2025.

EVs

Polestar 5 outlines 800 volt platform for electric grand tourers

The reddit-electricvehicles discussion covers Polestar plans for battery capacity and power delivery in the upcoming Polestar 5 model aimed at grand touring use.

Jun 1

$Solar panels cover the roof of a Tesla assembly plant in Tilburg, Netherlands.$

EVs

Musk's 100 GW Solar Plan Runs Into Manufacturing Math

Elon Musk wants SpaceX and Tesla to stand up 100 GW of US solar cell and module capacity in three years. The supply chain says otherwise.

May 30

/ United States

DC's Streetlight EV Chargers, Paid For By Diesel Drivers

Washington is converting lampposts into Level 2 chargers, with the bill landing on diesel fuel sales rather than the city's general fund.

May 30

Original abstract technology visual for AutonomyEV.

Tech · US

Ferrari's First EV Faces a Design Problem It Cannot Outrun

The new Ferrari EV had one job, look like a Ferrari, and the early reviews suggest Maranello did not stick the landing.

May 29

A fleet of Mobileye branded autonomous vehicles parked in Jerusalem.

Autonomy / Robotaxi · US

Mobileye's Meteor and the boring truth about the long tail

Mobileye says it can mine millions of driving hours for the edge cases that actually matter. The harder question is whether targeted training closes the gap to driverless.

May 27

/ Europe

A red light, a barrier, and a school bus: the case for layered safety

A level crossing did its job in Buggenhout. The system around it still failed. Child transport deserves more than one line of defense.

May 26

A Polestar 2 on display, the model many r/Polestar owners discuss for cargo and accessory fit.

EVs · Europe

One Polestar Owner's Cargo Mat Hunt Is a Note for the Accessory Team

An r/Polestar post about measuring trunk lips reads as one owner's account, and it points to where official accessory fit could do more work.

May 20

Original abstract policy visual for AutonomyEV.

Policy · Europe

Europe's L4 type-approval pathway is finally open. Hardly anyone is walking through it.

Germany did the work. The rest of the EU adopted the framework. Two years in, the door is held open and the manufacturers haven't shown up.

May 8

/ Asia

China's 'kill-them-all' drone algorithm has nothing to do with self-driving cars

HG-STR is a combat targeting system for fixed-wing drone swarms, and conflating it with civilian road autonomy gets both the engineering and the policy wrong.

May 30

A Xiaomi SU7 electric sedan on a street in Shanghai, the kind of car Xiaomi builds in the factories driving its investment in robotic hands.

EVs · Asia

China's Robotic Hand Race Is an EV Story, Not a Robotics Story

Xiaomi and Li Auto are funding Xynova because the same factories that build their cars need cheaper hands on the line, and soon.

May 30

The Lynk & Co 10 electric sedan on display at a Lynk & Co showroom in Wuhan, China.

EVs · Asia

Lynk & Co 10 undercuts BYD on price, claims to beat it on charging

Geely's premium-leaning brand launches a sub-$25,000 sedan in China and says its peak charging rate tops BYD's Flash Charging, but the spec sheet matters more than the slogan.

May 30

Europe is regulating as if the human were the safe default

Kia EV Sales Rise for Third Straight Month on Mass Market Lineup

China EV Sales Rebound in May While Overcapacity Persists

WeRide and Uber Add Madrid to Robotaxi Network

Polestar 5 outlines 800 volt platform for electric grand tourers

Musk's 100 GW Solar Plan Runs Into Manufacturing Math

/ United States

DC's Streetlight EV Chargers, Paid For By Diesel Drivers

Ferrari's First EV Faces a Design Problem It Cannot Outrun

Mobileye's Meteor and the boring truth about the long tail

/ Europe

A red light, a barrier, and a school bus: the case for layered safety

One Polestar Owner's Cargo Mat Hunt Is a Note for the Accessory Team

Europe's L4 type-approval pathway is finally open. Hardly anyone is walking through it.

/ Asia

China's 'kill-them-all' drone algorithm has nothing to do with self-driving cars

China's Robotic Hand Race Is an EV Story, Not a Robotics Story

Lynk & Co 10 undercuts BYD on price, claims to beat it on charging

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