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400 Stellantis workers received an unexpected pink slip email this week telling them not to report to work the following day. Instead, they were told to attend a mandatory remote meeting, where they were devastated to hear their jobs were…

Stellantis Ventures has invested in SteerLight, the developer of a new high-performance LiDAR technology. SteerLight LiDAR senses the surrounding environment in 3D with higher resolution and precision at a lower volume production cost…

Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr is stepping down at Hertz Global Holdings as the company stopped betting the farm on electric vehicle (EV) rentals because of increasing repair costs and little demand for the cars. In January, Hertz announced it…

ROHM Semiconductor today announced the new BD9xxM5-C series of 45V rated, 500mA output primary LDO regulators (BD933M5EFJ-C, BD950M5EFJ-C, BD900M5EFJ-C, BD933M5WEFJ-C, BD950M5WEFJ-C, BD900M5WEFJ-C). These devices are suitable for supplying…

A ticker-tape parade was the only thing missing when lithium deposits were discovered in southwest Wyoming near Rock Springs in 2023. At the time, there was one working lithium mine in the US; unfortunately, that's still true. Demand for…

Wilmington, MA and Munich, Germany, Mar 6 2024 - Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) and the BMW Group (Nasdaq: BMWYY) today announced an early adoption of E²B™, ADI's 10BASE-T1S Ethernet to the Edge bus technology within the automotive…

US tech giant Apple has reportedly pulled the plug on its electric car project after a 10-year investment into the technology.  Employees are being shifted to Apple’s AI division.  Apple originally wanted to release a self-driving…

The U.S. Energy Department (DoE) is making nearly $710 million in loans available to EV technology companies in addition to the $221.8 billion in potential loans for clean-energy projects from the Biden administration. SK Siltron CSS is…

Imaging uses a direct line of sight, which can be challenging. Some applications, including rescue, archeological expeditions, and infrastructure evaluations, don’t lend themselves well to line of sight. John Murray-Bruce, a computer…

The Volkswagen Group believes that digital products based on AI are critical for its future success. New infotainment and navigation apps, high-performance voice recognition, expanded vehicle functions, and integration of digital ecosystems…