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Tesla Model Y tops 2026 Drive Car of the Year list
Cartech

Tesla Model Y tops 2026 Drive Car of the Year list

Tesla's Model Y has been crowned 2026 Drive Car of the Year, lauded for sub-AUD $60,000 pricing and advanced self-driving tech.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026

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Quantum Computing launches NeuraWave for edge AI inference
Robotics

Quantum Computing launches NeuraWave for edge AI inference

Quantum Computing puts photonic NeuraWave edge AI card on sale for real-time inference, targeting low-power server use in telecoms and vehicles.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Automotive microcontroller market set to hit USD $15.1bn
Cartech

Automotive microcontroller market set to hit USD $15.1bn

Automotive microcontroller demand set to rise as software-led vehicles, electrification and advanced safety systems boost chip use.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Forrester maps AI shift from digital into physical use
Robotics

Forrester maps AI shift from digital into physical use

Forrester says the next wave of AI will reach robotics, transport and commerce, with agentic tools, security and trust set to pay off first.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
US AI megadeals drive global VC to USD $331 billion
Semiconductors

US AI megadeals drive global VC to USD $331 billion

US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks
Robotics

Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks

Elon Musk says Tesla may build a vast in-house 'terafab' chip plant to secure AI supply and hints at potential manufacturing talks with Intel.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Game review: Taxi Chaos 2 (Xbox Series X)
Gaming

Game review: Taxi Chaos 2 (Xbox Series X)

Taxi Chaos 2 offers colourful, gadget-packed cab rides on Xbox Series X, but repetition and frustration stall its Crazy Taxi ambitions.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Software-defined vehicles now top priority for carmakers
Private Cloud

Software-defined vehicles now top priority for carmakers

Software-defined vehicles have overtaken EVs and driver-assistance as carmakers' top priority, with zonal designs and cloud-led updates surging.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Tesla shifts Full Self-Driving to subscription-only model
Software-as-a-Service

Tesla shifts Full Self-Driving to subscription-only model

Tesla will scrap its USD $8,000 Full Self-Driving buy-out from 14 February, shifting the driver-assist system to USD $99-a-month only.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Seeing Machines unveils unified 3D in-cabin sensing
Robotics

Seeing Machines unveils unified 3D in-cabin sensing

Seeing Machines debuts a unified 3D in-cabin sensing platform at CES 2026, mapping whole vehicle interiors with a single perception layer.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026

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Canada tech funding hits USD $1.5bn as Waabi soars
Cartech

Canada tech funding hits USD $1.5bn as Waabi soars

Waabi's USD $750 million round helped lift late-stage investment and kept Toronto dominant, as Canadian tech funding held up despite fewer deals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago
North Star Asia to showcase 300 startups in Singapore
Smart Cities

North Star Asia to showcase 300 startups in Singapore

Singapore event to draw 300 startups, 20 unicorns and investors with USD $350 billion as Asia-Pacific shifts towards industrial AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
SwRI backs youth AI transport contest at Detroit summit
Smart Cities

SwRI backs youth AI transport contest at Detroit summit

Southwest Research Institute backs Detroit essay contest inviting young innovators to reimagine US transport with artificial intelligence.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore
Robotics

NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore

NCS and Autonomous A2Z will co-develop autonomous mobility systems in Singapore, targeting safe, compliant and scalable AV deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
SwRI backs ITS America youth drive on AI transport
EduTech

SwRI backs ITS America youth drive on AI transport

SwRI backs ITS America's Future Leaders scheme in Detroit, funding low-cost access and AI essay contests on transport's next generation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
British Business Bank backs Wayve with £25m investment
Cartech

British Business Bank backs Wayve with £25m investment

British Business Bank invests GBP £25m in Wayve as part of a USD $1.2bn Series D, backing UK autonomous driving and AI scale-up ambitions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Tech giants plan USD $650 billion AI investment surge
Robotics

Tech giants plan USD $650 billion AI investment surge

Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet eye USD $650 billion AI splurge for 2026, stirring investor unease over margins and cloud growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026