Electric Vehicle Taxes, Smart Glass, and Cyber Concerns | Automotive Industry Latest - 22nd November

Welcome back to?Automotive Industry Latest. This week we bring you all the best automotive news and content, including some incredible free-to-attend webinars and events you don't want to miss out on. Remember, if you aren't a member of the Automotive-IQ community yet, be sure to?sign up for free?to get unlimited access to all our automotive content, webinars, online events, and more.

Last week we launched two free webinars for you to take part in. Whether you're a seasoned expert wanting to find out more about the latest trends, or you are simply interested in discovering something new in the?auto?industry, these free events will offer cutting edge insight you won't be able to find anywhere else.

First of all, we have our latest webinar:?Emerging Challenges in?Automotive?Smart Glass Quality. What is smart glass? How is it being used in vehicles? Learn from the experts in our free webinar on December 13th -?Register now!

Next up,?automotive?software is an increasingly important area within the?industry. In three weeks time you can attend our online webinar:?Detecting Concurrency Issues in?Automotive?Software. This will discuss how concurrency issues can contribute towards lost updates, uncommitted data, and even vehicle recalls, and will introduce a new tool to automatically detect these issues in?automotive?software.?Register for free.

?? Latest Automotive News

In the UK, electric cars will no longer be exempt from vehicle excise duty starting in April 2025. The chancellor stated this was to make the vehicle taxing system 'fairer', but others say the removal of free road tax will discourage people from moving to electric vehicles (BBC).

Joe Biden’s flagship climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, offers generous tax credits to electric vehicles made in North America. But some automakers are now pushing against this, as many feel they won't be able to qualify due to a reliance on Chinese battery parts (FT).

However, it's not all bad news for electric vehicle manufacturers, with Australia announcing tax cuts on electric vehicles for fleet buyers, which should help to make the cars cheaper and more accessible for everyone (The Guardian).

?? Auto Content of the Week

In two weeks time, Automotive Cybersecurity Online is taking place. You can still register for free here to find out about all the latest challenges and opportunities in the automotive cybersecurity space for the coming year. Speaking of cybersecurity, what are the top security concerns in the connected/autonomous vehicle space?

Find out what automotive leaders think in our Cybersecurity Report:

This week we also launched our fascinating interview with Rizwan Ullah on Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS), including what they are, how they work, and the legal requirements involved. Read here:

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?? Upcoming Automotive Events

There are a number of exciting events coming up in the next few weeks, both in-person and online. You can view all our?different events here. Here are some of our most popular:

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See you next week!

Jonty Purvis, Editor