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The AutoLog project was used to prove multiple technology components across environment perception, communications infrastructure, coordination, and the vehicles themselves.  A two-year project that tested how autonomous vehicles interact with current-day human drivers in a real-world commercial workflow situation has come to an end. Volkswagen, cellular operator Deutsche Telekom, Finnish tech company Unikie ,and the Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics at the University of Bremen (BIBA), worked together to study autonomous vehicle movement at the port of Emden, in north...

Notably, electric vehicles (EVs), CNG- and LNG-powered vehicles, and specified vehicles engaged in emergency services and government duties will be excluded. Delhi’s efforts to check air pollution are set to intensify from November 1, with vehicles registered outside the national capital that do not meet BS-VI emission standards barred from entering the city. The restrictions will remain in force until January 30, 2027, and will also cover goods vehicles and buses. Notably, electric vehicles (EVs), CNG- and LNG-powered vehicles, and specified vehicles...

Petkar prepares to conclude his nearly 38-year tenure as President and Chief of Emerging Mobility & Technology Strategy at the end of this month. (Image: LinkedIn) Tata Motors’ Chief Technology Officer Rajendra Petkar will leave Tata Motors after nearly 38 years, Autocar Professional reported. Petkar’s career at the automaker witnessed a period of significant change in India’s automotive industry. When he joined the company, then known as Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO), as a Post Graduate Trainee Engineer after graduating...

Tata and Mahindra lead a widening safety race as 12 carmakers cross the five-star threshold under India's domestic crash-test programme. Bharat NCAP, India's home-grown crash-test programme, has awarded a five-star adult occupant protection rating to 35 vehicle ratings covering 34 models from 12 manufacturers since its launch in December 2023. The most recent entrant is the Mahindra XUV 7XO, which was tested in July and had its result published on 15 September 2026.The programme, overseen by the Ministry of Road Transport...

The Denza Z9 GT will be one of two initial models launching in India. Denza, the luxury electric vehicle brand by BYD, has officially released a video teaser of the all-electric Z9 GT ahead of the brand's formal Indian market debut scheduled for November 13, 2026. The short teaser clip provides an initial look at the shooting brake's distinctive exterior lighting signature and modern digital instrument display console. The Z9 GT will serve as one of Denza's first two vehicle models introduced...

Isuzu employs over 1,300 workers, with women representing 28% of the production-line workforce and local hiring standing at 82%. Isuzu Motors India, a subsidiary of Japan's Isuzu Motors Limited, has celebrated a decade of manufacturing operations at its production facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. Inaugurated in April 2016, the plant operates as a key hub for Isuzu's global 'monozukuri' manufacturing philosophy, supplying utility vehicles and pickup trucks to both the Indian domestic market and key export destinations across the Middle...

Revenue from operations rose to ₹20,696 crore from ₹17,461 crore, crossing the ₹20,000-crore mark for the first time in a quarter since the company began operations in India. Hyundai Motor India reported a nearly 24 per cent year-on-year decline in net profit for the second quarter (Q20 amid rising raw material costs that weighed on earnings despite witnessing a strong revenue growth and resilient vehicle demand. The automaker’s profit after tax fell to ₹1,196 crore in the quarter ended September 30,...

Maruti Suzuki exports the e Vitara to nearly 50 countries, including the UK, Germany, Norway, Japan, and Switzerland, with Europe as the primary market. Maruti Suzuki India Limited has crossed 50,000 units in cumulative exports of its Made-in-India electric vehicles since overseas shipments commenced in August 2025.The automaker dominated India's electric passenger vehicle export segment between April and September 2026, capturing nearly 93% of total electric passenger vehicle exports from the country according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile...