An undisclosed sum has been invested in Optibus, a software developer specialising in public transportation management tools for planning workable routes, timetables and rotas.

Clarience Technologies Inc acquires Pressure Systems International as it broadens its technology competencies in connected systems as tyre inflation becomes critical for electric and autonomous vehicles.

Tata Technologies joins electric vehicle consortium focussed on CVs in Taiwan.

The automotive corporation has set up a new company called PowerCo which will be responsible for production at the facility - set to begin in 2025 - and for global marketing of battery products for the group.

The battery-electric van can now be ordered with a flatbed platform manufactured by Schoon Fahrzeugsysteme, complete with aluminium tailgate and sidewalls.

Swedish truck manufacturer, Scania AB, begins construction of a new global truck plant in Rugao, China.

The tech start-up is partnering with Orange EV to install the kits in autonomy-ready Class 8 battery-electric terminal tractors, turning them into fully autonomous vehicles.

The joint venture between Traton, Daimler Truck and Volvo has received the relevant regulatory approvals and will begin operations this year, led by Anja van Niersen.

Navistar partnered with bodybuilders such as Morgan Truck Body and Altec to serve customers purchasing the battery-electric medium-duty truck platform across North America.

FAW's truck sales assembled in South Africa on the rise

Roadbotics primarily advises local authorities on road maintenance by identifying priority areas of concern with its AI technology, which employs machine-learning to analyse images of roads taken from cameras.

Air Liquide and Siemens Energy AG is to form a joint venture in Berlin for series production of industrial scale renewable hydrogen electrolyzers in Europe to aid acceleration of the hydrogen economy.