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Boulogne-Billancourt (France): Renault Group and Volvo Group join forces to address the growing needs of decarbonized and efficient logistics by creating a new company managing the development of an all-new generation of electric vans.

The new safety initiative announced by Hyundai is based on a 3-pillar strategy – ADAS; key safety features like ESC, VSM and Hill-start assist; and standardization of vital safety features across all models and variants. The company claims that these features have been “extremely effective in preventing accidents.” Hyundai already offers ADAS in five models, and it expects 60 percent of its portfolio to have ADAS by 2024.

Amsterdam, Netherlands: TomTom (TOM2) announced a new partnership with Flow Labs. Flow Labs will incorporate TomTom’s traffic data into their AI applications that support transportation agencies with real-time optimization and insights, for any road, at any time.

San Francisco: Mapbox announced the launch of MapGPT, a new conversational AI service that allows automakers to create customized voice assistants capable of natural and actionable conversations on the go.

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) in Odisha signed an MoU with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for development, management and operation of vehicle location tracking (VLT) application.

Mercedes-Benz will launch its production-ready version of DRIVE PILOT in the United States. The system for conditionally automated driving rolls out in late 2023 with a limited fleet of SAE Level 31 equipped EQS Sedans in California and Nevada called DRIVE PILOT: First Class.