As global electric vehicles (EVs) sales in 2021 exceeded 6.6 million units and major countries set timetables for achieving carbon neutrality, many businesses have joined, or are eyeing, the burgeoning industry of alternative fuel vehicles.
Foxconn will begin taking pre-orders for its Model C electric SUV on October 18 and enter volume production of the vehicle in the first half of 2023, according to company chairman Young Liu.
Taiwan-based tech suppliers TSMC, AUO, Delta Electronics, and many others are exhibiting their latest products at the Smart City Summit & Expo held in Taipei from March 22 to 25.
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication is considered essential for building vehicle-to-everything (V2X) network. Taiwan-based Tron Future Tech is a precursor in the area with its radar and satellite communications systems.
Europe is expected to overtake China to become the world's top region for electric vehicle (EV) production by 2030, creating new opportunities as well as challenges for industrial transformation.
The India EV market trends have shown that 2-wheelers will lead its mass adoption. Several companies are already trying to enter this market with EV scooters and motorbikes, some of which have zero experience in the automobile sector.
BenQ Group companies, including panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), BenQ Materials and Qisda, are all stepping up their deployments in the electric vehicle field.
E-Led Electronic has patented a 3D AR head-up display (HUD) technology, which can be used to achieve holographic displays in the metaverse. Even though the popularity of the metaverse has reached the automotive industry, Hsi-Hsun Chen, chairman of E-Lead Electronic, is not jumping headfirst into the metaverse hype, believing it is hard to predict when exactly the metaverse will even truly be implemented.
Foxtron Vehicle Technologies' electric bus, the Model T, is set to start operation in Kaohsiung on March 16, heating up the race among Taiwan's e-bus developers.
Vehicle-to-everthing (V2X) systems are essential for the development of autonomous self-driving cars, but rigid regulations are impeding progress in the area, Kingwaytek Technology has said.
Thailand's government in February approved a series of incentives to promote the use and local manufacture of electric vehicles (EV). The subsidies are welcomed by the industry, but an analyst said Thailand's industry might take up to 10 years to transition to EVs.
Foxconn on March 3 delivered an electric bus developed by its subsidiary Foxtron Vehicle Technologies to Kaohsiung, and it is planning to build an electric bus ecosystem in the city by furthering its cooperation with the local government.
Sony and Honda Motor have announced that they have agreed to deepen discussion and exploration of forming a strategic alliance that aims to create a new era of mobility and mobility services. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines their intent to establish a joint venture through which they plan to engage in the joint development and sales of high value-added battery electric vehicles (EVs) and commercialize them in conjunction with providing mobility services.