Auto tech cars news

Here are some recent news and updates in the auto tech industry:

Electric Vehicles

• Tesla's Model 3 becomes the best-selling electric vehicle in the US, with over 50,000 units sold in the first quarter of 2023. (Source: InsideEVs)
• Volkswagen announces plans to launch 50 new electric vehicles by 2025, with a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. (Source: Autocar)
• Rivian, a new electric vehicle startup, raises $2.5 billion in funding and announces plans to launch its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV in 2023. (Source: The Verge)

Autonomous Vehicles

• Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, announces plans to launch a self-driving taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona, with a goal of expanding to other cities in the future. (Source: The New York Times)
• Cruise, a self-driving car startup, raises $1.5 billion in funding and announces plans to launch a self-driving taxi service in San Francisco in 2023. (Source: TechCrunch)
• Tesla announces plans to launch a fully autonomous driving system, called "Full Self-Driving" (FSD), which will allow its vehicles to drive themselves without human intervention. (Source: Electrek)

Connected Cars

• General Motors announces plans to launch a new connected car platform, called "Ultifi," which will allow its vehicles to communicate with each other and with the cloud. (Source: CNET)
• Ford announces plans to launch a new connected car platform, called "SmartLink," which will allow its vehicles to communicate with each other and with the cloud. (Source: Autoblog)
• Hyundai announces plans to launch a new connected car platform, called "Hyundai SmartSense," which will allow its vehicles to communicate with each other and with the cloud. (Source: The Verge)

Artificial Intelligence

• NVIDIA announces plans to launch a new AI-powered computer chip, called "Drive Orin," which will be used in autonomous vehicles. (Source: The Verge)
• Intel announces plans to launch a new AI-powered computer chip, called "Intel Lakefield," which will be used in autonomous vehicles. (Source: CNET)
• Baidu, a Chinese tech company, announces plans to launch a new AI-powered autonomous driving platform, called "Apollo," which will be used in self-driving taxis and buses. (Source: TechCrunch)

Other News

• The US Department of Transportation announces plans to launch a new program to promote the development of autonomous vehicles, with a goal of reducing traffic accidents and improving road safety. (Source: The New York Times)
• The European Union announces plans to launch a new regulation to promote the development of electric vehicles, with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. (Source: Autocar)
• The Chinese government announces plans to launch a new program to promote the development of electric vehicles, with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. (Source: The Verge)