The U.S. Transportation Department is pursuing regulatory changes to remove a requirement to install brake pedals in vehicles designed solely with automated driving systems, which would lower commercialisation barriers for companies like Tesla and Zoox. Tesla is accelerating expansion by adding a free Supercharger event and planning to increase staffing at its Berlin plant. Tesla is developing technology that predicts collisions in advance and deploys airbags pre-emptively, while the Model 3 ranked No. 1 among U.S.-made cars for a sixth consecutive year. Toyota has halted development of the next-generation electric sedan LF-ZC and recalled 20,991 electric vehicles due to a possible battery ECU defect. China’s electric vehicle industry is expanding, with Nio’s smart factory recognised as a global lighthouse factory and China’s monthly electric vehicle export value hitting a record $9.2 billion, centred on Southeast Asian markets. South Korea’s mobility industry is stepping up competition in in-vehicle services and data-based platforms.