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Mobility

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Amazon’s Zoox issues second software recall this month after San Francisco crash

On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter while turning at low speed at a San Francisco intersection, the company said last week.

Magna’s Steven Jenkins underscores why Tier 1s still matter in the age of software-defined vehicles

Steven Jenkins of Magna Electronics discusses how partnerships spur progress and sophistication in driver-assistance systems and where suppliers fit in a new tech-centric world order.

Robots in auto manufacturing are getting smarter. Here’s how

The developments can help manufacturers pivot from specialized to multipurpose needs during skills shortages and other challenges.

Artificial Intelligence

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Toyota joins race for humanoid robot workers, pledges to amplify — not replace — people

Toyota has joined the race for humanoid robot factory workers. But the Japanese carmaker pledges the robots will augment human employees, not replace them, all while unleashing a wave of productivity and a new era of hyper-customized vehicles.

China’s Baidu plans robotaxi expansion to Europe and Turkey

The Chinese company has been in discussions with Swiss Post unit PostAuto to debut its robotaxis in Switzerland and aims to begin testing the technology by the end of this year, Bloomberg reported.

Stellantis fine-tunes manufacturing processes with virtual reality

Stellantis is using virtual reality to help ease the transition when assembly plants shift to freshened and new products and cut down on the time factories have to be down.

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