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Tuesday 8 February 2022
Reliance bets on sodium-ion batteries
Reliance Group announced last year that it would start developing green energy. Notably, its energy storage systems are sodium-based rather than lithium-based. As demand for lithium...
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Increased functionality, NEV growth drive automotive chip demand
Increased functionality and the emergence of new energy vehicles (NEVs) are intensifying the automotive chip shortage, according to supply chain companies.
Tuesday 8 February 2022
SAIC Motor-CP spends US$76 million to produce EV batteries
Chinese-Thai joint company SAIC Motor-CP plans to spend THB2.5 billion (US$76 million) building manufacturing facilities in Thailand to manufacture battery electric vehicles (BEV)...
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Redesigning smart headlights will be more difficult than photonics, said EOI
The headlights will not just illuminate roads -- as vehicles join the Internet of Things and become smarter, headlights will be integrated with sensors, communication modules, and...
Tuesday 8 February 2022
LILIN launches AI camera with pre-trained models to perform inference without PC
LILIN, a leading AI video solution provider, launches Self+AI Cloud Service, providing modular AI plug-ins that allow users to convert pre-trained object models into a common package...
Monday 7 February 2022
Highlights of the day: GlobalWafers unveils expansion plan
GlobalWafers has unveiled a US$3.6 billion capacity expansion plan after its proposed acquisition of Siltronic fell...
Monday 7 February 2022
AR/VR startup leverages interoperability to gather momentum: Interview with CEO of OVA
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have grown in popularity in various fields. OVA, an AI-enabled immersive software company, has been using the technologies to help...
Monday 7 February 2022
SEA roundup: Singapore expects more SPAC listings in 2022
Foxconn signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia to manufacture in Batang, while Singapore is expecting more SPAC deals after easing restrictions for such listings...
Monday 7 February 2022
Vietnam EV market heats up with local, international automakers
Vietnam is following the vehicle electrification trend alongside the global automotive industry. Even though Vietnamese manufacturers are only starting to make electric vehicles (EV),...
Monday 7 February 2022
Korean EV makers have the edge over Japanese in India: IHS
Korean carmakers like Hyundai and Kia may do better than their Japanese counterparts in India because of their aggressive focus on EV technology, according to Puneet Gupta, Director...
Monday 7 February 2022
India roundup: Bosch to invest US$133 million in local EV ecosystem
Bosch is planning to inject a substantial amount into the automotive industry in India in the next four to five years, while the South Asian country has rejected Tesla's call for...
Monday 7 February 2022
MediaTek readies growth roadmaps for next three years
MediaTek has completed its growth plan for the next three years, and plans to achieve medium double-digit sales increases in multiple product lines rather than just handset SoCs,...
Monday 7 February 2022
Addionics raised US$27 million in Series A
Israel-based 3D electrode startup Addionics raised US$27 million in its Series A funding. According to Venture Beat, the fundraising was led by tech investment firms Deep...
Monday 7 February 2022
What's inside Geely's plan to buy smartphone vendor Meizu?
China-based automaker Geely plans to buy smartphone vendor Meizu, according to sources at suppliers. This is not the first time Geely has shown interest in making smartphones; however,...
Friday 4 February 2022
ASEAN EV market on track, while India raises uncertainties
The automotive supply chain is going through a major paradigm shift as most government and carmakers in the world work towards environmental goals. Notably, Singapore seeks to sell...