BUSAN, South Korea—Engineers at the Korea Maritime & Ocean University here have developed a new systems for guiding autonomous ships.

Adding a small amount of solid carbon to copper can boost its ability to conduct electricity.

Engineers at the University of Maryland have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation EVs to be less prone to battery fires while increasing energy storage.

Magna currently has five factories worldwide that produce battery structures for startup and legacy OEMs, with several other facilities in the pipeline.

WARRENDALE, PA—SAE International has unveiled a blueprint of a new standard that could dramatically increase access to electric vehicle charging throughout North America.

YOKOHAMA, Japan—A Nissan Ariya recently became the first vehicle to reach the South Pole.

ZURICH—Volvo Cars is acquiring more than 1,300 robots from ABB to assemble its next generation of electric vehicles.

LONDON—A recent study by GlobalData predicts that wire harness demand will grow over the next decade.

SEOUL—Hyundai's new innovation center in Singapore will serve as a “smart urban mobility hub.”

As the auto industry evolves to electric vehicles, Toyota has been forced to retool its production strategy using a combination of cutting-edge technology and old-school lean thinking.