Nissan reveals new vision and future product roadmaps
At its Vision Event earlier this week, the company showed the designs for a few upcoming vehicles, including an all-electric Juke, as part of a broader strategy for AI-defined vehicles and a portfolio streamlined from 56 to 45 models with more powertrain options to enhance customer choice.
https://futurride.com/2026/04/15/nissan-reveals-new-vision-and-future-product-roadmaps/
Orbital plans AI data centers in low Earth orbit
Using solar power and radiative cooling to remove the energy and cooling constraints that limit terrestrial AI infrastructure, the a16z speedrun-backed startup plans to launch its first test mission of Nvidia Space-1 Vera Rubin GPU-powered satellites in 2027 and is opening an R&D facility in Los Angeles.
https://futurride.com/2026/04/14/orbital-plans-ai-data-centers-in-low-earth-orbit/
Lightship expands manufacturing capacity for its game-changing electric RV
The expansion supports growing demand for its AE.1, a trailer with ground-breaking aerodynamics and TrekDrive propulsion that now comes with a streamlined customization offering and premium features now standard at a lower starting price, making it more accessible for users looking to improve range.
Qualcomm Technologies and Bosch add ADAS to cockpit partnership
The partners aim to make ADAS solutions for enhanced safety and comfort available to everyone, with the collaboration having secured significant new business wins for both next-generation ADAS and cockpit solutions, with deliveries spanning all vehicle segments from entry to premium.
https://futurride.com/2026/04/11/qualcomm-technologies-and-bosch-add-adas-to-cockpit-partnership/
Hyundai launches Ioniq brand in China, shows two concept vehicles
Signaling a renewed commitment to the country’s New Energy Vehicle market, the two new design concepts developed for China preview the future direction of the Ioniq lineup brand ahead of Auto China 2026, with the Venus sedan and Earth SUV debuting as two “planets” in a new “universe” of models.
https://futurride.com/2026/04/10/hyundai-launches-ioniq-brand-in-china-shows-two-concept-vehicles/
Omoway addresses a two-wheeler pain point with ‘world first’ self-balancing tech
Founded by former Xpeng exec Todd He, the Singapore-based smart mobility technology startup is entering mass production with the Omo X self-balancing electric motorcycle and unveiled an ambitious roadmap for embodied AI with the Mobility One multipurpose wheeled robot.
Neural Concept introduces a physics- and geometry-aware AI Design Copilot
Extending its established engineering AI Platform, the company’s new offering is aimed at maximizing engineering throughput to remove CAD bottlenecks and reduce late-stage redesigns by up to 50% while investigating millions of design variants, enabling smarter decisions and faster progress across projects.
Boulder concept previews Hyundai’s midsize pickup, its first U.S. body-on-frame vehicle
The SUV unveiled at the 2026 New York International Auto Show has an upright two-box silhouette with an “Art of Steel” form language, promises new levels of off-road prowess with genuine towing/hauling, and confirms future body-on-frame vehicles to be designed, developed, and built in A
Carbon Robotics launches the ‘world’s first’ large plant model
Serving as the foundation for Carbon AI, the decision-making brain that powers the company’s LaserWeeders, the LPM is trained on the fastest-growing agricultural dataset, including diverse crops, weeds, soil types, climates, and growth stages worldwide, to enable a step-change in crop management.
https://futurride.com/2026/03/24/carbon-robotics-launches-the-worlds-first-large-plant-model/
BMW’s second Neue Klasse model is the i3, the electric 3 Series sedan
One of the automaker’s most iconic models gets a significant redesign and much better electric-vehicle technology base with key highlights being a 900-km range, Gen6 800-V eDrive technology with 400-kW rapid charging, a new “superbrain” digital architecture, and a Panoramic iDrive cockpit.
