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Archer Aviation finds a partner to commercialize eVTOL travel in Korea, demo flights coming in Q4

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Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Archer Aviation is continuing to lay the global groundwork for commercial operations in a new territory: South Korea.

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Hyundai signs MOU with South Korean government and industry partners to demo EV battery leasing business

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Hyundai Motor signed the MOU with South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy as well as Hyundai Glovis, LG Energy Solution and KST Mobility for the rental of electric taxi batteries and the sustainable reuse of EV batteries in energy storage systems (ESS). KST Mobility then pays a monthly fee for battery usage.

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Roland Berger “Automotive Disruption Radar” focused on MADE: mobility, autonomy, digitalization, electrification

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Middle: The global view. Bottom: the US, with the global results shown by the heavy outline. The first edition of the Radar finds that autonomous driving and electric cars enjoy widespread acceptance among the global customer base. In South Korea too (54%) more than half of respondents would consider an electric car.

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Hyundai Motor CES exhibits envision transition to hydrogen energy, SDV solutions – ET Auto

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Hyundai E&C and Hyundai Engineering are participating in the construction of electrolysis-based green hydrogen production facilities in Buan and Boryeong, South Korea, respectively. It has been recognized for its eco-friendliness and excellent technological prowess in major global markets, such as Switzerland and Germany.

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Autonomous driving tech faces geopolitical ‘winter’ on road to mainstream – ET Auto

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The incidents in the US, involving GM’s Cruise and Waymo robotaxis have also triggered debates over autonomously driving cars globally too. So if I sell that technology here), and it ends up in Iran and Russia, then I’m on the hook,” says a global CEO of a Tier 1 supplier. Visteon is among them. “We

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Mobileye and WILLER partner to launch autonomous robotaxi service in Japan, Southeast Asia

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Together, Mobileye and WILLER are seeking to commercialize self-driving taxis and autonomous on-demand shared shuttles in Japan, while leveraging each other’s strengths. For Mobileye, the collaboration with WILLER advances the company’s global mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) ambitions.

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Kia PBV concepts preview flexible electric vans, and a robotaxi

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With EVs intended for work and fleet uses, it’s planning to launch an entire new dedicated PBV business that will oversee the products, software integration, and global partnerships. That will include global conversion (upfit) partners. They’ll be a growing and important piece as Kia targets sales of 1.6

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