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Mobility’s # 1 innovation event is back: Join the disruptors defining the new mobility paradigm
MOVE is mobility’s #1 innovation event, bringing together the people and companies re-defining mobility. MOVE connects the entire mobility ecosystem, focused on tech, business models and sustainable futures. Bringing together the leaders and visionaries from across...

MOVE 2024 is now LIVE: The top speakers who are already confirmed
Mobility’s #1 innovation event is back, bringing together the people and companies redefining mobility MOVE is about Tech, Business Models and Sustainable Futures. Meet the leaders and disruptors defining the new mobility paradigm. To see what is already in-store for...

Nissan’s Sunderland plant goes fully-electric with £3bn investment
Nissan is making strides towards a zero emissions future with confirmation that all three models made at its UK plant will go 100% electric. This means the EV36Zero hub in Sunderland will consist of three electric vehicles, three gigafactories and up to £3bn...

UAW ratifies record contract deals with the Big Three
The United Auto Workers (UAW) Union members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have voted in favour of recently proposed contracts from the Big Three, locking in record gains. With 64% of voting members ratifying the agreements, the majority vote will help to...

Hyundai opens urban mobility hub in Singapore to build robotaxis
Hyundai has officially opened the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) with the hopes of accelerating the delivery of the company’s human-centric future mobility vision and to potentially start developing robotaxis. The facility introduces a new...

This South-American city has been crowned as the Smart City of 2023
A South-American city in Brazil has been awarded as Smart City of 2023 at the World Smart City Awards gala held at Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), by Fira de Barcelona. The award intends to acknowledge the most outstanding initiatives and projects in the...

“We want people to get home safely everyday”: Michigan DoT discusses innovation in safety technology
Michele Mueller the senior project manager of connected and automated vehicles at Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) discusses how the state are employing innovative technology in their safety systems to ensure people get home safely every day. Mueller also...

Adoption v Adaptation: USDOT discuss how AI is influencing the US transport system
Jason JonMichael a senior strategist at the United States Department of Transport (USDOT) discussed how AI and automated systems are impacting the way Americans get around. As a member of the Highly Automated Safety Systems Centre of Excellence (HASS COE) JonMichael...

Nissan to invest $575m in Brazil plant and expand into Latin American market
Nissan Motor Corporation have announced that they will be investing up to $575 million (R$ 2.8 billion) in their Brazil gigafactory in Resende which will host the production of two new sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and assembly of a turbo engine. One of the models to...

$1.3bn invested to build out US electric grid amid critical issues with demand
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced an investment of $1.3 billion into three electrical transmission lines crossing six states. This funding intends to advance projects aimed at adding 3.5 gigawatts of additional grid capacity throughout the US,...

Tesla might be building a cheap $25,000 EV in Berlin
Elon Musk's global leading automotive company Tesla will reportedly be manufacturing cheap electric vehicles (EVs) in its factory near Berlin with a price tag of around $25,000, as reported by Reuters on Monday. This rumoured model would be the company's cheapest EV,...

Investing in all layers of the mobility revolution
Watch the first keynote panel that kicked off in the keynote theatre on the morning of day one at the MOVE America 2023 conference in Austin, Texas. The panel is joined by the stop speakers and disruptors that attended the event who came together to discuss how the...

Building out American charging and what it means for all players
Watch this keynote panel discussion from day one of MOVE America 2023 joined by the top players in the EV charing space. This conversation surrounds the main barriers in EV adoption for the American population and how the lack of charging infrastructure might be...

Autonomous now: how companies are utilising the latest AV technology
How long do you think it will be until the cars on the roads will have no drivers? Will autonomous vehicles become the norm in the next few years? Or longer? Watch this keynote discussion from day one of MOVE America 2023 on the growth of autonomous vehicles in the...

Driving innovation across the mobility ecosystem
This day one keynote panel from MOVE America 2023 discusses how we can accelerate change within the mobility ecosystem through collaboration and innovation. Joined by some of the top names in mobility, watch the full keynote discussion below....

The strategic supply chain
This keynote discussion is from day two of the MOVE America 2023 in Austin, Texas, and follows a conversation about the layers of the supply chain in the tech-mobility space. With bold statements from mobility's most credible sources, this panel also includes a...

Connectivity and integration: How we move and how we groove
Watch this keynote discussion between the top disruptors and speakers in the tech-mobility space. This panel occurred at the end of day two at MOVE America 2023 and discusses how cities and companies can collaborate to advance their mobility intelligence....

NEOM invests $100m in Pony.ai to deliver autonomous vehicles in the Middle East
NEOM has announced an investment of $100 million into Pony.ai as part of a joint venture agreement for autonomous technology solutions in the Saudi Arabian region. Through the joint venture, NEOM and Pony.ai will develop, manufacture and deliver autonomous driving...

Toyota invests $8 billion in North Carolina battery plant
Toyota has announced a new investment of nearly $8 billion in their battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina. This investment hopes to add capacity to support the production of battery electric vehicles (BEV's) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV's). This...

XCharge announce new Shell Ventures investment at MOVE America
At the MOVE America conference in Austin Texas, Alex Urist VP of XCharge announced a recent round of investment from Shell Ventures, making it the second round of funding from the start-up investor. Urist told how the investment will help the electric vehicle charging...

Labour’s Transport Minister claims it’s not just EVs that can help UK towards Net Zero
Bill Esterson MP, transport minister for the Labour Party, made claims this morning that there is an urgent need for investment in transport alternatives other than electric vehicles (EVs) if the UK is successfully going to reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. The...

TAE Technologies declares support of California’s new fusion energy bill
Photo: TAE Technologies Governor of California Gavin Newsom has signed landmark legislation Assembly Bill 1172 which supports California’s fusion energy industry by recognising cutting-edge technology with safety and environmental benefits while setting the stage for...

Osprey Charging make efforts to increase EV charging infrastructure in Bedford
Photo: Osprey Charging Osprey Charging has made efforts to increase access to public charging infrastructure in Bedfordshire with a new hub of eight high-powered EV chargers installed at the Brewpoint brewery. Access to charging is one of the biggest barriers to EV...

Post-event report for MOVE America 2023 is released
The post-event report for MOVE America 2023 has just been released! After putting on a two-day show at the Austin Convention Centre, the MOVE team have put together a report to spotlight all the fantastic highlights of the event. The report includes key stats,...

PM announces re-direction of HS2 funding to UK transport infrastructure
Photo: HS2.org The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced a re-direction of £36 billion in funds towards transport infrastructure after scrapping High Speed Railway 2 (HS2) plans and a further £12 billion on transport connections between Liverpool and...

Government announces £89 million funding for cutting-edge EV projects
The UK Department for Business and Trade announced that £89 million of funding has been awarded to 20 cutting edge net zero tech projects in the aim to reinforce the UK as a world leader in zero emissions vehicle technology. The funding has been awarded through the...

Volkswagen-owned joint venture IONWAY chooses Poland for gigafactory site
Photo: American Public Power Association The newly-founded European battery materials producer IONWAY has chosen to build its first CAM production plant in Nysa, Poland. IONWAY is a joint venture formed by Volkswagen Group-owned PowerCo SE and Umicore as part of their...

Calls made for more charging infrastructure despite growth in LCV market
Photo: Markus Winkler A motoring expert Mike Hawes has made claims that the decarbonisation of the automotive sector remains essential and urges for more charging infrastructure, despite a continuous nine month growth in Britain’s new van market. The Society of Motor...