Tesla is back up, Mercedes tests robots, and new Chinese EVs: Auto news roundup
Plus, Honda and Nissan might team up, and Waymo hits the streets in Los Angeles
Automakers are taking stock and figuring out new ways for innovation and experimentation in a crowded market for electric vehicles. Plus, autoworkers across the planet are getting major raises. And despite Apple’s failed attempts at launching an EV, other smartphone makers haven’t given up.
Check out the slideshow above for those and more highlights from this week in autos news.
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Mercedes-Benz is testing using humanlike robots to take over the physically demanding and “repetitive” responsibilities in one of its factories, as it faces difficulties finding “reliable workers.”
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Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant best known for its smartphones, sent its shares soaring after it announced a delivery date for its first-ever electric vehicle.
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Toyota Motor agreed to give factory workers in Japan their biggest pay raises in 25 years as inflation remains at historically high levels.
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Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are exploring a strategic partnership to work on electric vehicles as the Japanese automakers face increasingly tough EV competition in China and the U.S.
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Waymo, the self-driving car service owned and operated by Google parent Alphabet, is moving up in the world.
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Just shy of a week after an arson attack on a nearby electricity transmission tower cut off power and forced a factory shutdown, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg has taken its first step to resume production.
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Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD announced its latest ultra-cheap car as it continues accelerating a price war in its home country.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a pit stop in Gruenheide, Germany, to visit the electric vehicle maker’s factory that had been forced to temporarily shut down after an arson attack.