Tesla plans to restrict the proportion of its global production in China. This is evident as US has imposed 25% tariff on electric cars imported from China. Tesla has also put a halt on its plan to buy land in Shanghai.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (also known as Auto Innovators), where Tesla is not a member, shared guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems. Its members support the voluntary principles.

Scaling and changing production skill and capabilities is a must for companies in this fast pace world and they have to adopt a more agile mentality.

The automotive industry is going through a transformative phase with changes like technology innovation, personalised vehicle experience, green initiatives, etc.

With electric vehicles (EVs) penetration in passenger cars to touch only 6 per cent by 2030 but grow rapidly thereafter to touch 28 per cent by 2040, making India the fourth largest passenger EV market in the world, says Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, while discussing the growth trajectory of the Indian EV market due to the government initiatives.

With safety and emission standards getting tighter, automakers are looking to develop car body which can fulfill these regulatory obligations.

Indian automotive market is slated to become the third largest automotive market in the world after China and the US with a big portion of the growth coming from the A and B segments.

As driverless cars hit the road in large numbers, IoT will become increasingly significant in transportation and logistics over the next few years, says Joby Joseph.

High cost, range anxiety and lack of charging infrastructure are some of the well-known hindrances in the wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs)