Mobility

A2Z begins pilot operation of GM1 self-driving bus in Gwangmyeong

Autonomous A2Z said on Tuesday it began pilot operations of its GM1 self-driving bus in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The bus will run free on a 24-km round trip route linking Cheolsan Station, KTX Gwangmyeong Station and Gwangmyeong Cave until year-end. The service uses one Hyundai County EV-based electric bus seating 14. The company also deployed roadside lidar infrastructure and will run the bus twice daily, Wednesday to Sunday.

Industry

Electric vehicles, drones reshape future military mobility; Tesla China business sale rumours

Electrification and unmanned systems are gaining ground in military mobility as warfare changes, with Ukraine introducing an electric motorcycle that can charge drones and the U.S. Department of Defense moving to develop reusable bomber drones. Separately, speculation has grown over a possible separation of Tesla’s China business, though Elon Musk denied it was discussed. Tesla also opened 10 Supercharger sites in Japan’s Kyushu region for free after a strong quake.