Childhood ambitions to emulate David Hasselhoff’s character in Knight Rider might soon be achievable or, at least, certain aspects of it, writes Christopher Bartley.

The engineering firm expects its electromobility sales to grow five-fold by 2025 and become one of its core sectors, the company announced at the IAA Mobility conference in Munich.

Location data has “huge potential” to power a greener, faster, better transport sector in the UK – but much of the data we need is still missing. A new Geospatial Commission report has identified six transport opportunity areas and the data that could unlock significant advances.

By 2050, a modern transport system will enable us to move by “seamless, safe, net zero, connected, cost effective, accessible and reliable means,” according to a new study.

The first driverless vehicles are due to hit our streets later in this decade, writes Robbie Turner. As well as having an effect on how we live, work and travel, the rollout could have a profound effect on how our towns, cities and built environment are developed.

TechMet, an investor in rare metals needed in green technology such as EVs, has closed its second-round equity fundraising at $120m – a 50% oversubscription on its initial target.

The Danish architecture practice will design a 175-acre urban incubator campus in the foothills of Mount Fuji for the Japanese car giant.

As electric and autonomous vehicles become the new normal, we can expect to see increasing pressure on developers and the construction industry to ensure the infrastructure is in place to support clean, green motoring, Thomas Newby of Tonik Energy writes.

The Government’s innovation agency Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, CCAV, are offering £2m for projects working on cyber security for driverless vehicles.