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Days after the Metro Rail services on the Purple Line became fully operational here, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy launched feeder bus services between the Metro stations and key stops on Outer Ring Road to facilitate last mile connectivity and reduce traffic congestion.

The panel wants V2X to be considered for inclusion in India’s Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) for car safety ratings, in line with developments abroad, but did not set any deadline for adoption of its recommendations.

BYD India has partnered with OHM E Logistics to deliver 300 All-New e6 electric passenger vehicles across India in the next six months. This partnership is set to usher in a new era of eco-friendly transportation in key regions.

A Rs. 375 crore fund registered with SEBI, Indian Angel Network’s inaugural VC fund, IAN Fund I, has successfully exited from some of its investments. One of the standout divestments includes Zypp, an electric mobility company.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari took a “test drive” in a hydrogen bus in Prague. The minister shared photos and videos of him riding the hydrogen bus manufactured by Czech automobile manufacturer Skoda on X, formerly known as Twitter.

BOS Semiconductors, a South Korean automotive semiconductor startup, announced that it is partnering with Tenstorrent, an AI semiconductor company based in North America, to develop automotive SoC (System-on-chip) semiconductors for automobile and automobile part manufacturers. 

Hesai Technology announced an ADAS lidar design win with Neta Auto’s new series production vehicle. Hesai will supply ultra-high resolution long-range lidar AT128 for Neta Auto’s upcoming vehicle model which is expected to launch in the first half of 2025.

Indian electric bus manufacturer JBM Electric Vehicles launched its all-electric city bus Ecolife and luxury coach Galaxy. This also marks JBM Electric Vehicles’ entry into the European Union region with an array of products & solutions specifically tailored towards providing end-to-end e-mobility ecosystem solutions.

ZF is expanding its relationship with Oceaneering International, headquartered in Houston, Texas. The agreement brings together the strengths of both companies by combining Oceaneering’s engineering, manufacturing, and integration expertise with ZF’s know-how in developing the building functions needed to advance autonomous driving.

Scania has launched a new battery-electric bus platform. The platform covers vehicles, services, and systems. With the introduction of low-entry 4×2 buses, the sustainably sourced and built batteries offer a vast energy storage capacity of up to 520 kWh and have been developed specifically for heavy commercial vehicles, enabling a range in optimal conditions of over 500 km.