Megan Lampinen

The market for automotive navigation technology has evolved rapidly over the past decade, moving from the traditional navigation map for turn-by-turn directions to ADAS maps that feed data into various driver assistance systems and High Definition (HD) ma... See more

Over the past decade, Toyota has more than doubled down on venture capital (VC) investments as it accelerates the transition from car manufacturer to mobility provider. Its dedicated VC arm Toyota Ventures now has more than 100 early-stage investments acr... See more

Xpeng’s AI ambitions have taken a significant step forward with the unveiling of its new VLA 2.0 automated driving solution. The system, a vision-language-action multimodal AI model, is being positioned as the first and only intelligent driving model in C... See more

Ford has hailed its upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle Platform (UEVP) as the key to making affordable, desirable EVs in the wake of rising competition from China. It’s at the heart of a significant shift in how the company designs, engineers and builds ... See more

Finnish battery start-up Donut Lab could prove the game-changer needed to usher in the solid-state era, or it might be the hoax of the decade. At CES 2026, the company declared a host of impressive metrics about its upcoming solid-state battery but failed... See more