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Momenta and DSAT representatives mark the signing of a global strategic partnership in Shanghai on September 24, 2026, to develop advanced driver assistance systems for new Peugeot and Jeep models. Credit: Momenta. New models under the partnership are scheduled to hit the market from 2027, with powertrain options including battery electric and plug-in hybrid. Several all-new DSAT models will feature Momenta’s world model, with ongoing updates. Momenta (HKEX: 6880) has entered into a global strategic partnership with Dongfeng Stellantis Automotive Technology (Wuhan) Co Ltd (DSAT) to develop advanced driver assistance systems based on its R7 world model for new Peugeot…

For months, people have wondered when OpenAI will go public. CEO Sam Altman says it won’t happen until the company can make better promises about model safety, with no firm timeline in sight. “We intend to continue with AI progress … but as the models have had this surge forward in capability, and we see more of that ahead of us, we have got to be able to make confident safety claims,” Altman said Tuesday during a Q&A with reporters after his DevDay keynote. At the same time, he said, waiting too long for an IPO would be “bad for…

GM said it will be the world’s first to mass-produce prismatic LMR battery cells. The new battery tech can deliver 33% higher energy density than LFP at a comparable cost. GM upgrades Tennessee plant for LMR battery cells Ultium Cells, GM’s joint venture with LG Energy Solution, announced on Tuesday that it will produce the new lithium manganese rich cells at its Spring Hill, Tennessee battery manufacturing facility. GM and LG revealed the new battery tech over a year ago, but this is the first time it has publicly announced where production will take place. The Spring Hill plant is…

Your old router has a lot of potential on your network, so give it a new job. Vladimir Soldatov/Getty Images Unlike many devices in your home, you probably don’t think much about upgrading your router. Routers can work for a long time, and it’s easy to overlook when one isn’t getting firmware updates anymore or doesn’t support the latest Wi-Fi standards. This can make upgrading to a new Wi-Fi router more difficult, since throwing away a perfectly functioning piece of equipment feels wasteful. Thankfully, this doesn’t need to be an issue. Old routers can easily be repurposed…

The white whale for Mazda and many of its fans is the return of the rotary engine, or perhaps more specifically, a successful return. Mazda did revive it when it launched the MX-30 R-EV, a range-extended EV that used a single-rotor engine. However, it didn’t last long in Europe, and it’s now an exclusive to Japan. So the quest for a healthy return of the rotary continues. Based on a Car magazine interview with a Mazda executive, it sounds like Mazda may try a more conventional rotary powertrain for its next attempt. Photos of the Mazda Iconic SP Concept taken…

Automotive There are few cars carrying more expectations into a redesign than the BMW 3 Series. For decades, it has been the sports sedan other automakers have tried to benchmark, and the completely redesigned 2027 model arrives at an interesting point in BMW’s history. The eighth-generation 3 Series adopts the company’s Neue Klasse design direction while keeping gasoline engines alive alongside the new electric i3. That combination gives traditional BMW buyers something familiar underneath a car that otherwise looks and feels considerably different from the 3 Series leaving showrooms today. The U.S. lineup will initially consist of the…

UPDATE: 2026/09/29 19:00 EST BY SEAN MCMANUS Subaru BRZ/WRX Maintenance Costs We added brief sections for each model to discuss their estimated maintenance costs over five years. The enthusiast market for the internal combustion engine (ICE) is shrinking at a rapid rate, leaving purists with fewer rear-wheel drive (RWD) and manual-transmission options than ever before. Subaru, a brand historically synonymous with rallying and flat-four engines, has not been immune to this industry-wide pivot toward electrification and crossovers. And consequently, finding a true Subaru sports car requires looking past the brand’s high-volume family haulers to an increasingly narrow segment of its…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. Would you let your kid get behind the wheel of a 1,025-horsepower vehicle? What about a 656-hp mainstream crossover? I sure wouldn’t let 16-year-old Joel get behind the wheel of those vehicles. I’m lucky to be alive after my teenage years, if we are honest about it. In an exclusive interview, Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid told The Drive the automaker is developing a Teen Mode and Valet Mode for its vehicles. Bensaid noted parents…

An Xpeng Mona M03 electric sedan on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost. Xpeng has consolidated its 4 product lines into 2 to focus R&D resources and reduce costs. The restructuring comes as Xpeng’s deliveries fell 10.49% in the first 8 months of the year, while rising R&D spending continued to weigh on earnings. Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) has reportedly consolidated its product lines from 4 to 2, seeking to cut research and development spending while expanding its vehicle lineup. The Chinese EV maker recently merged its I and F product lines into the G line,…

BYD said the flagship sedan will feature “unprecedented disruptive technology” and will reportedly be the first EV to use its solid-state batteries. BYD takes on ultra-luxe brands with Yangwang EV sedan Yangwang is BYD’s highest-end brand with ultra-luxury models ranging from electric hypercars to extreme off-road SUVs. BYD also uses Yangwang to showcase its breakthrough technologies. In the past, Yangwang vehicles have debuted with disruptive new tech, including BYD’s quad-motor e4 platform, second-generation Blade Batteries and Flash Charging, and its Disus Intelligent Body Control System. A new Yangwang model was recently spotted testing in China that, according to local reports,…