Apple has shifted from a fully driverless design without steering wheel or pedals to a more modest and reasonable goal of releasing a high-tech EV with all the usual equipment that can drive itself on highways. In the hands-off mode, drivers will be free to watch videos, play games, text, make phone calls, or just relax and let the car drive by itself. Computing power to enable this and the Apple infotainment system will stretch Apple’s chip design capabilities to the max.

The '24 Toyota Tacoma, redesigned for the first time in over a decade, is geared up to maintain its lead over the Detroit 3 automakers in the midsize pickup segment.

Fiat, Chevy, Stellantis and Toyota all say moderately priced BEVs are soon to hit the market, while Lucid and Nissan cut pricing on current models.

Impacted by Tesla’s production-line upgrades at Giga Shanghai, CATL is the only company among China’s top five EV battery makers to experience a reduction in installed volume in September, according to Wards Intelligence’s analysis.

Toyota’s Japan Mobility Show concepts, its altered Arene plans and its restructuring of Japan operations signal the automaker’s shift in direction and more urgent pace.