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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink on Friday unveiled a pig named Gertrude that has had a coin-sized computer chip in its brain for two months, showing off an early step toward the goal of curing human diseases with the same type of implant.

Veoneer's shares jumped 19 per cent on yesterday after it unveiled a partnership with U.S tech giant Qualcomm in advanced driver assistance systems said a report by news18. Veoneer will integrate Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride platform in its technology.

Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it had ordered 1,800 electric vans from Mercedes-Benz for its European delivery fleet, as part of the online retailer's plans to run a carbon neutral business by 2040.

Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla Inc's factory in Nevada was a target of a "serious" cybersecurity attack, confirming a media report that claimed an employee of the company helped the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) thwart the attack.

Nunam is being supported by the Audi environmental foundation for a pilot project that will convert used batteries from consumer electronics into energy storage systems that will be deployed in rural India.

As many automakers bet on sedans and SUVs in the switch to electric vehicles (EV), Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has decided smaller is better for its first-ever all-battery car. The Honda e, released in Europe earlier this month, is a compact model meant solely for city driving.

Luminar makes LiDAR technology for many automotive players and is considered to be one of the best in the business. It is backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Volvo.

BlackBerry's QNX platform is being integrated into Xpeng's electric cars which will enable level 3 autonomous capabilities, though Xpeng's cars will still trail Tesla's in self driving capabilities.