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4 days ago | futurride.com | Kevin Jost

Arm Ltd. today revealed details of its first-generation Zena Compute Subsystem (CSS) for Automotive, which it expects will power the future of transportation. Built on Armv9 Automotive Enhanced (AE) technology, Zena CSS is the company’s first pre-integrated and pre-validated platform for AI-defined vehicles. “Bringing innovation to drivers faster is one of the toughest challenges automakers face today,” said Dipti Vachani, SVP & GM, Automotive Line of Business, at Arm.

5 days ago | futurride.com | Kevin Jost

At its eMobility Tech Day 2025 today, ZF showed how it is responding to a dynamic, volatile, and technologically challenging market with its most comprehensive product range for electrified drives. According to company execs, even if it is weakening in Europe, the market for e-mobility is growing globally. The large number of drive configurations required is challenging, and system providers for e-drives must now have a significantly larger portfolio than just a few years ago.

5 days ago | futurride.com | Kevin Jost

At the WardsAuto AutoTech 2025 event in suburban Detroit today, Kardome Mobility and SoundHound AI announced a collaboration aimed at offering intuitive, frustration-free voice interaction for every passenger with no additional hardware needed. Their joint solution provides an improved multi-zone voice interface that runs on existing hardware for an in-car experience where each person, from driver to third-row passenger, can easily interact with the vehicle even in the noisiest cabin.

1 week ago | futurride.com | Kevin Jost

In Beijing last week, Xiaomi EV unveiled its second vehicle and first SUV, a high-performance luxury model targeting “independent, confident, and dynamic elites.” The company pitches the new YU7 as being more than a taller version of its first car, the SU7 sedan, that delivers a refreshed experience in design, cabin comfort, safety, and smart capabilities.

2 weeks ago | futurride.com | Kevin Jost

XCharge North America has entered into an exclusive electric vehicle charging partnership with Roady’s Truck Stops, the leading chain of independent truck stops in the U.S. As part of a vendor purchasing program, XCharge NA, the North American subsidiary of XCharge Ltd., will serve as the sole provider of EV charging equipment and solutions to Roady’s members, who own and operate the more than 500 franchisee locations nationwide.