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.

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.

AMSTERDAM—Stellantis has agreed to partner with EV start-up Ample Inc. to integrate Ample’s modular battery swapping technology into Stellantis’ electric vehicles.

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

WÖRTH, Germany—Electric trucks produced at the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant here are now being used to deliver parts to the factory.

MUNICH—Lilium N.V. has started to assemble its much-anticipated electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at its factory in Wessling, Germany.