Swedish technology company Einride has inked a deal with Haier owned GE Appliances to grid a network of SAE level for self-driving electric cargo carriers for intracompany use. The units include a box truck and a flatbed capable of carrying standard 20-foot shipping containers. Einride expects to hire 2000 as the firm expands from its New York-based to include technology centres in California and Texas and in the Southeast.

Two Taiwan based major manufacturers have teamed up to launch a new line of electric vehicles. Hon Hai Technology Group and Yulon Motor Group have launched three new EV's under the Foxtron brand. The lineup includes a crossover SUV, a luxury sedan and an urban route bus. Technology was designed entirely in-house, and the Foxtron joint venture is itself teaming with Japanese electric motor maker Nidec to create a line of electric vehicle powertrain components as a Tier 1 supplier to the industry. Hon Hai is no stranger to mass production. In the West, it is better known as Foxconn, the maker of Apple iPhones.

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