Jan 15, 2026 | Auto Industry, China, Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warned Thursday, Jan. 15, that tariffs and global competition, particularly from China, threaten Michigan’s auto industry during her keynote address at the Detroit Auto Show. Speaking during her final auto show as governor, Whitmer said the auto...
Nov 5, 2025 | China, Electric Vehicles, Robotaxis, Robots
Chinese electric car company Xpeng plans to launch robotaxis next year after previously claiming it wouldn’t be a real business in the near future and took the wraps off of its latest humanoid robot model. Xpeng’s technology push mirrors one of its key rivals Tesla,...
Oct 30, 2025 | China, Featured
BMW has become the first foreign automaker to join the Open Source Innovation Development Promotion Center under the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, marking a major step in its local collaboration strategy and commitment to the...
Oct 2, 2025 | Automation, China, Featured, Robots
Factory floors used to be loud with human voices. Not anymore. Instead, more and more factories have a monotonous, almost hypnotic hum. It’s the sound of a million arms that never tire. We’re talking, of course, about robots. They never sleep, never complain, and...
Jul 18, 2025 | Batteries, China, Electric Vehicles, Featured
China has put export restrictions on technologies critical for producing electric vehicle batteries, in a move to consolidate its dominance in the sector that has contributed to the country’s lead in the global EV race. Several technologies used to manufacture EV...
Jul 17, 2025 | China, Delivery, Robots
Subway commuters in Shenzhen, China, may soon need to make room for a fleet of chunky, snack-carrying delivery robots. Earlier this week, more than three dozen autonomous, four-wheeled delivery robots boarded and exited active subway trains, and eventually delivered...
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