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Fewer WoFs, greater responsibility. Is your fleet ready for the change?

Fleet managers face greater safety responsibility as New Zealand moves eligible newer vehicles to two-yearly WoFs from 1 November.

By Jason Land • 5 min read • Last week

New Zealand Labour Party

Near miss with train interrupts Greens' level crossing announcement

A train nearly hit a car at Morningside as the Greens unveiled a $2.5 billion plan to remove Auckland level crossings and ease congestion.

By Russell Palmer • 3 min read • Last month

Global Stories

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Customer Relationship Management

Stellantis taps Amperity for customer data overhaul

The deal could help the carmaker reduce fragmented records and improve service, loyalty and campaign targeting across its brands.

By Regine Laguilles • 3 min read • Today

Public Cloud

Deutsche Telekom puts NVIDIA DSX OS into production

German industrial customers can now get private AI cloud environments within hours, as the service starts running NVIDIA DSX OS at scale in production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

LG Electronics lifts profit as vehicle systems surge

Vehicle systems and subscriptions helped offset softer TV demand, as operating profit for the first nine months climbed 55.9 per cent to KRW 4.03 trillion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Customer Relationship Management

Stellantis picks Amperity for unified customer data

The platform will help the carmaker link fragmented records across brands, dealers and service channels to target owners more accurately.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

Germany signs Nvidia deal to boost industrial AI

The move could help German manufacturers and mid-sized suppliers widen AI use across factories, cars and research, officials said.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Semiconductors

JFrog names nine winners of software supply chain awards

The inaugural prizes highlight a wider shift as large enterprises tighten oversight of code, AI models and other assets moving through development pipelines.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Robotics

Ubitium raises USD $14 million to build one AI chip

The seed round lifts total backing to USD $18 million as the German startup pushes a single processor for autonomous machines closer to production.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Manufacturing

Automotive IT leaders struggle to deliver modernisation

Only 43% of automotive IT leaders pursuing core system integration said the work was live, highlighting a gap between plans and plant-floor reality.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Fleet Management

Targa Telematics tops Europe's rental telematics market

Europe's rental and leasing fleets are adopting telematics faster, with Berg Insight forecasting the installed base to almost double by 2030.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Fleet Management

LG wins Renault van cockpit deal for E-Tech Electric

The deal strengthens Renault's software-led van push and could lower cockpit complexity for fleet operators as SDV adoption spreads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Software engineering

Clarios expands battery R&D partnership with Piaxo

The move widens Clarios's European engineering base as it pushes sodium-ion battery work for colder-weather vehicle systems.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

Generative AI

Global ad spend to rise 11.9% to USD $1.34 trillion

Rising AI-linked investment and major global events are set to keep ad budgets climbing, even as consumer caution and geopolitical risks persist.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

TCS renews Jaguar Formula E deal with AI partnership

The renewed tie-up gives Jaguar TCS Racing more AI support as it heads into Formula E's GEN4 era after winning the 2025/26 teams' title.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Semiconductors

TCS launches custom chip design for software-led cars

Bespoke chips are becoming central to vehicle performance and safety as automakers race to build software-defined cars.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Software-as-a-Service

Hyundai Card launches PLCC 2.0 with AI tools for partners

Partners can now tap Hyundai Card’s AI tools without building their own data systems, as the issuer expands beyond cards into wider business planning.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Manufacturing

Jaguar Land Rover renews Aiimi partnership on data

The renewal gives Jaguar Land Rover continued access to Aiimi's Workplace AI platform as manufacturers seek better control of legacy data before wider AI rollouts.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month