Qualcomm has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Autotalks, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication technologies.

Cariad has announced a strategic partnership with ThunderSoft, a provider of intelligent operating system products and technologies.

Oracle and Uber have inked a seven-year cloud partnership, where Uber will be migrating some of its critical workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). 

General Motors (GM) has signed a long-term agreement with GlobalFoundries (GF), for U.S.-made chips.

Infosys has inked a strategic collaboration with Envision AESC, a battery technology company part of the Envision Group.

Automaker Subaru has moved its simulation and 3D visualization workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), says Oracle. 

Chinese EV-makers Hozon New Energy Automobile has selected BlackBerry QNX technology to power its soon-to-be-produced futuristic sports sedan, the Neta S.

Volvo is collaborating with Epic Games to bring the game engine into upcoming Volvo cars, providing high-quality graphics inside the cabin.

Automaker and mobility solutions company Stellantis will deploy its Foundry operating system across the company’s brands, business functions and plant locations.

BlackBerry and Magna have entered into a multi-year agreement to collaborate on various integrated Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) solutions.

Hyundai Mobis and Vector have inked a MoU for the joint development of automotive software platforms, the companies said in a statement. 

Cariad, a software company from the Volkswagen Group, will be using Qualcomm system-on-chips (SoCs) for its software platform.

Red Hat and General Motors have inked a collaboration around the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System. 

Hertz has inked a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to modernize and digitize its customer experience and new mobility platform.  

Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Hitachi, has been selected by BMW as a key strategic partner in enterprise cloud storage and data management for the next six years.

McLaren Racing and Smartsheet have inked a partnership that will see Smartsheet become an official technology partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team.

Ford and AT&T are working together on to outfit the F-150 Lightning pickup with 5G connectivity, at the motor company's Dearborn Rouge site.

Argo AI, Ford, and Walmart are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, Texas, and Washington, D.C.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has entered into an agreement with Ferrari to become their official cloud, machine learning, and artificial intelligence provider.

Wipro and Marelli have entered into a multi-year global agreement for automotive engineering services.

Cloud data and analytics company Teradata says it will partner with Volkswagen for the Industrial Cloud.

Infosys has been selected as the main supplier to deliver Volvo Cars' digital transformation services for its Enterprise Digital Commercial Operations Applications and Products.

Automotive technology company Lear has signed Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc. (HATCI), as the first development partner in its EXO technology partnership program.

TomTom is collaborating with Delphi Technologies on powertrains, with their powertrain control system using TomTom’s maps.

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance and Google have inked a technology partnership to embed the Android operating system in vehicles sold by the automotive alliance, starting from 2021.

AMD has signed a multi-year sponsorship with automaker Scuderia Ferrari. 

Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover are joining forces to design and engineer an electric fully self-driving vehicle, built for Waymo’s transportation service.

Garmin has acquired Trigentic, a privately-held provider of intelligent products, solutions and services in the areas of embedded systems, power supply and power distribution for the marine and recreational vehicle market.

San Jose-based Immersion has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Marquardt.

Toyota has selected Kinaxis, providers of RapidResponse - a cloud-based supply chain management solution based on concurrent planning - to manage its automotive demand and supply chain processes. 

Nvidia, ZF and Baidu are creating a production-ready AI autonomous vehicle platform designed for China.

Hyundai and Aurora have inked a strategic partnership to bring self-driving Hyundai vehicles to market by 2021.

BlackBerry and Baidu will collaborate to accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for automotive OEMs and suppliers.

SoundHound has inked a partnership with Hyundai, to embed its music application into select Hyundai vehicles worldwide.

Polaris, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles, has selected JDA Software for a multi-phase supply chain transformation initiative.

Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime has signed a long-term development agreement with Japanese car manufacturer Honda, to build cars with autonomous driving.

Luxury vehicle manufacturer Maserati has appointed Accenture Interactive as its global agency across all digital channels.

Renovo, Velodyne partnering to include Velodyne LiDAR as the preferred sensor provider for AWare powered highly automated vehicles.

Automotive retailer AutoNation has partnered with Waymo, the self-driving technology company from the Alphabet stable, in a multi-year agreement to support its autonomous vehicle program. AutoNation franchised stores, AutoNation USA stores and other...

Delphi Automotive has signed an agreement to acquire nuTonomy for an upfront purchase price of $400 million and earn-outs totaling approximately $50 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and...

Fleet management company LeasePlan has inked a collaboration with TomTom Telematics; under the terms of which LeasePlan customers will be able to access TomTom’s advanced cloud-based fleet management and connected car solutions. LeasePlan...

Amazon and BMW are working together to bring Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, to BMW and Mini vehicles. The integration will be available starting mid-2018, say the companies. Drivers will not need...

Delphi Automotive has signed a commercial partnership agreement with Innoviz Technologies, an Israeli-based company developing LiDAR technology for the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles. Under the terms of the agreement, Innoviz's LiDAR...

Fiat Chrysler is joining BMW, Intel and Mobileye to build driverless cars. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding on autonomous driving, which makes Fiat Chrysler the first automaker to...

Globetouch and Verizon Telematics say they are planning to launch upgraded network solutions, that will be used by General Motors for OnStar’s connected vehicle services. Globetouch will integrate its open platform GControl...

The self-driving car alliance formed by Chinese Internet search giant Baidu will be using Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. As a member of the Apollo alliance, Microsoft will provide global scale for Apollo...

General Motors has inked a strategic agreement with MapAnything, a geo-productivity software company funded by Salesforce Ventures. Under the terms of the agreement, GM has launched MapAnything Live to GM Fleet customers available...

Automotive safety systems company Autoliv has signed an agreement with Velodyne, where the company will develop auto-grade LiDAR sensors using Velodyne's 3D software technology and LiDAR ASIC engine. Autoliv will also serve...

Volvo Cars and Autoliv are teaming up with Nvidia to develop advanced systems and software for AI self-driving cars, the companies announced on Tuesday. The three companies will work together along with...