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Voltaic Marine debuts production AEW24 electric boat at CES The Traverse City, MI-based electric-boat startup will showcase its flagship sport boat at the event, marking the company’s transition from development into a production-intent marine platform, with attendees getting demos highlighting the design philosophy, systems integration, and onboard technology. #Antler #CapitalFactory #CentrepolisAccelerator #CES #CobraCapital #electricboatstartup #ElectricOutdoors #electricsportsboat #Futurride #Garmin #MichiganEconomicDevelopmentCorporation #MichiganOutdoorInnovationFund #MichiganRise #MichiganSBDC #SouthLoopVentures #sustainablemobility #TrousdaleVentures #unmannedsurfacevehicles #USVs #VoltaicAEW24 #VoltaicMarine https://futurride.com/2025/12/19/voltaic-marine-debuts-production-aew24-electric-boat-at-ces/

BMW to showcase iX3 and first Amazon Alexa+ vehicle integration at CES At CES 2026, the OEM will feature a first-time demo of its AI-powered Intelligent Personal Assistant along with the next evolution of Alexa Custom Assistant for vehicles, a service that enables automakers to create their own intelligent AI assistants built on top of the Alexa+ architecture. #agenticAI #AlexaCustomAssistant #Amazon #AmazonAlexa #AmazonBedrock #AWS #BMWGroup #BMWIntelligentPersonalAssistant #BMWiX3 #BMWPanoramiciDrive #CES #Futurride #invehicleconversationalAI #largelanguagemodels #LLMs #NeueKlasse #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/12/18/bmw-to-showcase-ix3-and-first-amazon-alexa-vehicle-integration-at-ces/

PTC showcases intelligent product lifecycle vision with Lamborghini at CES 2026 CES preview: Lamborghini has adopted PTC’s Windchill product lifecycle management and Codebeamer application lifecycle management solutions to enable end-to-end traceability of product data, streamline engineering change management, and improve collaboration across the company. #ALM #applicationlifecyclemanagement #CAD #carbonneutral #CES #computeraideddesign #DirezioneCorTauri #Futurride #HighPerformanceElectrifiedVehicle #HPEV #Lamborghini #LamborghiniRevuelto #PLM #productlifecyclemanagement #PTC #PTCCodebeamer #PTCCreo #PTCintelligentproductlifecycle #PTCServiceMax #PTCWindchill #supersportscar #sustainablemobility #VolkswagenGroup https://futurride.com/2025/12/19/ptc-showcases-intelligent-product-lifecycle-vision-with-lamborghini-at-ces-2026/

Donut Lab and Watt Electric Vehicles collaborate on lightweight, in-wheel-motor platform To be shown at CES 2026 next month, the partners have adapted Donut Lab’s in-wheel motors and inverters with Watt’s PACES skateboard platform for independent control via software-defined driving dynamics, enabling quick development of varied vehicle applications. #CES #DonutLab #DonutLabinwheelmotors #DonutOS #Futurride #inwheelmotor #skateboardplatform #sustainablemobility #WattElectricVehicles #Wattmoduletochassis #WattPACES https://futurride.com/2025/12/16/donut-lab-and-watt-electric-vehicles-collaborate-on-lightweight-in-wheel-motor-platform/

Rivian leverages vertical integration for autonomy and AI advances At its inaugural Autonomy & AI Day in Palo Alto, the company outlined, and we cover here in depth, its roadmap for next-generation vehicle autonomy, introduced an evolved software architecture underpinned by artificial intelligence, and unveiled proprietary silicon to support the efforts. #AI #Arm #ArmCortexA720AE #artificialintelligence #automotiveexperience #autonomousdriving #autonomy #Futurride #handsfreeassisteddriving #largedrivingmodel #LiDAR #physicalAI #Rivian #RivianAutonomy&AIDay #RivianAutonomyComputeModule #RivianAutonomyPlatform #RivianAutonomyProcessor #RivianLDM #RivianR1Gen2 #RivianR2 #RivianUHF #sustainablemobility #TSMC https://futurride.com/2025/12/13/rivian-leverages-vertical-integration-for-autonomy-and-ai-advances/

Pave Motors updates BK electric motorbike The company announced expanded customization options, including a 16-color palette and a new starting price of $4995 with new financing options, to go with the recently rolled-out set of updates focused on reliability and everyday usability. #BrooklynNavyYard #electricmotorbike #Futurride #NewYork #PaveBK #PaveMotors #SamsungSDI #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/12/10/pave-motors-updates-bk-electric-motorbike/

Ford adds Renault partnership for European passenger EVs and commercial vehicles The companies plan to develop two Ford-branded passenger EVs based on Renault Group’s Ampere platform and are exploring commercial vehicle collaboration as Ford announces the next phase of its European strategy and calls for policymakers to align CO2 targets with market realities. #Ampere #AmpereElectriCity #automotiveCO2 #ElectricVehicle #EV #Ford #FordOtosan #FordPro #Futurride #KoçHolding #LCV #LightCommercialVehicle #Renault5ETechelectric #RenaultAmpereplatform #RenaultGroup #sustainablemobility #Volkswagen https://futurride.com/2025/12/09/ford-adds-renault-partnership-for-european-passenger-evs-and-commercial-vehicles/

Ford adds Renault partnership for European passenger EVs and commercial vehicles The companies plan to develop two Ford-branded passenger EVs based on Renault Group’s Ampere platform and are exploring commercial vehicle collaboration as Ford announces the next phase of its European strategy and calls for policymakers to align CO2 targets with market realities. #Ampere #AmpereElectriCity #automotiveCO2 #ElectricVehicle #EV #Ford #FordOtosan #FordPro #Futurride #KoçHolding #LCV #LightCommercialVehicle #Renault5ETechelectric #RenaultAmpereplatform #RenaultGroup #sustainablemobility #Volkswagen https://futurride.com/2025/12/09/ford-adds-renault-partnership-for-european-passenger-evs-and-commercial-vehicles/

Ford adds Renault partnership for European passenger EVs and commercial vehicles The companies plan to develop two Ford-branded passenger EVs based on Renault Group’s Ampere platform and are exploring commercial vehicle collaboration as Ford announces the next phase of its European strategy and calls for policymakers to align CO2 targets with market realities. #Ampere #AmpereElectriCity #automotiveCO2 #ElectricVehicle #EV #Ford #FordOtosan #FordPro #Futurride #KoçHolding #LCV #LightCommercialVehicle #Renault5ETechelectric #RenaultAmpereplatform #RenaultGroup #sustainablemobility #Volkswagen https://futurride.com/2025/12/09/ford-adds-renault-partnership-for-european-passenger-evs-and-commercial-vehicles/

Anaphite gets Innovate UK funding boost to develop LFP battery dry-coating tech The £1.4 million investment round will enable the battery startup to apply its dry-coating technology, already proven on NMC cathodes, to solve the complex challenges of dry-coating LFP cathodes and graphite anodes and offer a cleaner, more efficient alternative, with lower energy usage. #Anaphite #AnaphiteDCP #batterymanufacturing #batterymaterials #batterytechnology #DryCoatingPrecursor #ElbowBeach #ElectricVehicle #EV #FaradayInstitution #Futurride #graphiteanodes #InnovateUK #LFP #LFPcathodes #lithiumironphosphate #McKinsey #sustainablemobility #UKRI #WorldFund https://futurride.com/2025/12/09/anaphite-gets-innovate-uk-funding-boost-to-develop-lfp-battery-dry-coating-tech/

Encor Design remasters Lotus Esprit with carbon-fiber Series 1 About 50 years after the Paris debut of the Esprit S1, the UK startup’s Series 1 is a respectful, ground-up remastering of the original, rebuilt with a carbon bodyshell, modern engineering and a renewed design philosophy, with deliveries beginning in Q2 2026 on a limited production run of 50 cars. #Alcantara #APRacing #Apple #automotiveicon #Bilstein #CarbonFiber #Eibach #EncorDesign #EncorSeries1 #Futurride #ImperialUniversity #Italdesign #KSComposites #Lotus #LotusEsprit #Quaife #remasteringautomotivedesigns #SkyshipsAutomotive #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/12/05/encor-design-remasters-lotus-esprit-with-carbon-fiber-series-1/

Euro NCAP makes most significant revisions in its rating system since its creation The safety assessment organization is making major changes to how it evaluates the safety of new cars in 2026 to better represent modern driving conditions and risks and its new rating methodology is built around four key stages of safety: safe driving, crash avoidance, crash protection, and post-crash safety. #autosafety #carpostcrashsafety #carsafetyassessment #carsafetyrating #crashavoidance #crashprotection #EuroNCAP #Futurride #safedriving #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/11/25/euro-ncap-makes-most-significant-revisions-in-its-rating-system-since-its-creation/

Jeep engineers all-electric ‘Trail Rated’ Recon The new 2026 SUV, built on the Stellantis STLA-Large unibody platform, launches with Moab trim, delivering up to 500 kW power, a 230-mi range, and a starting MSRP at $65,000, with production beginning early next year for the U.S. and Canada, followed by global expansion. #Alpine #Amazon #electricTrailRated #Futurride #Jeep #JeepRecon #LosAngelesAutoShow #Nexen #Stellantis #StellantisEDM #STLALarge #sustainablemobility #TomTom https://futurride.com/2025/11/26/jeep-engineers-all-electric-trail-rated-recon/

Here and Omdia develop industry-first SDV Maturity Framework The framework comes as the industry struggles with fragmented SDV development approaches that are driving costly missteps and threatening business viability, defining four phases to enable automakers and suppliers to benchmark progress and strategically move forward on next-gen experiences. #AWS #Futurride #HereTechnologies #Omdia #SAEITC #SDV #SDVAccelerator #SDVecosystem #SDVMaturityFramework #softwaredefinedvehicle #softwarefirstmobilityplatforms #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/11/17/here-and-omdia-develop-industry-first-sdv-maturity-framework/

The autonomy education race heads to Abu Dhabi Fresh off the Sim-Sprint virtual competition in September, the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League teams gear up their robotics, autonomy, and AI tech for this weekend’s real-world showdown in Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit where a ‘world first’ six fully autonomous cars will race head-to-head. #A2RL #Aspire #Autonoma #autonomousvehicleracing #autonomy #BeijingInstituteofTechnology #Brembo #Code19 #ConstructorUniversity #Dallara #FR4IAV #Futurride #HumdaLab #KhalifaUniversity #KinetizRacing #LiveinFive #Meccanica42 #Neousys #Paceteq #PolitecnicodiMilano #ServusJapan #SEYOND #Sony #sustainablemobility #TechnicalUniversityofMunich #TechnologyInnovationInstitute #UniversityofModenaandReggioEmilia #Vislink #Yokohama #ZF https://futurride.com/2025/11/14/the-autonomy-education-race-heads-to-abu-dhabi/

Teradar emerges from stealth, introduces ‘world's first’ terahertz vision sensor Backed by $150 million in Series B funding, Teradar is collaborating with leading OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to develop a sensor that provides long-range, high-resolution, "all-weather" vision aimed at replacing radar and lidar as part of next-generation safety systems in new vehicle production programs. #automotiveallweathervision #automotivelidar #automotiveradar #CapricornInvestmentGroup #Futurride #IbexInvestors #LockheedMartinVentures #MIT #StanfordUniversity #sustainablemobility #Teradar #TeradarModularTerahertzEngine #TeradarMTE #terahertzsensing #terahertzvision #terahertzvisionchip #TheEngineVentures #VXICapital https://futurride.com/2025/11/12/teradar-emerges-from-stealth-introduces-worlds-first-terahertz-vision-sensor/

Hydrohertz launches ‘world first’ technology that can slash EV charging times by up to 68% The startup’s chemistry-agnostic Dectravalve keeps every module and cell in an EV’s battery pack at a consistent temperature, allowing battery operation closer to limits, reducing a typical 30-min fast charge to just 10 min, enabling 10% more range, and extending battery life by reducing cell stress. #automotivethermalmanagement #batterycoolingtechnology #EVbatterythermalmanagement #EVfastcharging #Futurride #Hydrohertz #HydrohertzDectravalve #sustainablemobility #WarwickManufacturingGroup https://futurride.com/2025/11/13/hydrohertz-launches-world-first-technology-that-can-slash-ev-charging-times-by-up-to-68/

Mitsubishi’s electrified Elevance Concept features PHEV-powered trailer The crossover SUV concept revealed at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show features a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and an innovative quad-motor 4WD system designed for confident, comfortable driving across diverse driving scenarios from urban streets to off-road adventures. #conceptvehicle #electrifiedcrossover #Futurride #inwheelmotors #JapanMobilityShow #Mitsubishi #MitsubishiAICoDriver #MitsubishiElevance #MitsubishiMotors #PHEV #pluginhybridelectricvehicle #quadmotor4WD #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/11/06/mitsubishis-electrified-elevance-concept-features-phev-powered-trailer/

Lexus redefines LS and untethers from roads At the Japan Mobility Show, Toyota’s luxury brand revealed an LS Concept as a luxury space minivan with six wheels, more conventional Sport and LS Coupe concepts, and the brand-expanding LS Micro Concept, Joby collaboration, and Catamaran Concept—supported by the Lexus Hub and Lexus House. #Century #Futurride #JapanMobilityShow #JobyAviation #Lexus #LexusCatamaranConcept #LexusHouse #LexusHub #LexusLSConcept #LexusLSCoupeConcept #LexusLSMicroConcept #LexusSportConcept #sustainablemobility #ToyotaGroup https://futurride.com/2025/11/04/lexus-redefines-ls-and-untethers-from-roads/

Century goes to the head of Toyota Group brand class Toyota is expanding its Century model line into a flagship brand, and at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, the automaker revealed a Concept Model design emphasizing traditional Japanese culture and tradition and highlighting some of the supplier partners providing their expertise. #Century #CenturyConceptModel #Futurride #JapanMobilityShow #KarimokuFunitur #KsLABO #sustainablemobility #TakataOrimono #Tendo #ToyotaGroup #WajimaKirimoto #YamahaFineTechnologies #YokoyamaTatami https://futurride.com/2025/11/03/century-goes-to-the-head-of-toyota-group-brand-class/