Nissan to Introduce US-Made Murano in Japan, Sales Start 2027

[Nvidia Unveiled an L4 Autonomous Driving Platform, and Multiple Automakers and Mobility Platforms Announced Partnerships] On March 17 local time, at the 2026 GTC conference, Nvidia announced multiple advances in L4 autonomous driving technology and partnership updates. It will work with leading automakers including BYD, Geely, and Nissan to jointly develop next-generation L4 autonomous driving programs based on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform. Isuzu, meanwhile, partnered with TIER IV to use the platform’s core component, the DRIVE AGX Thor chip, to build an L4 autonomous driving bus.

[Bank of America: Humanoid Robot Shipments Are Expected to Grow 86% Annually Over the Next Five Years] Bank of America forecasts that annual shipments of humanoid robots will increase from 90,000 units in 2026 to 1.2 million units in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate as high as 86%, faster than the growth seen in the early EV market. BofA also expects the global number of humanoid robots to reach 3 billion by 2060, exceeding the current global automobile ownership of 1.5 billion units.

[Hyundai Motor Group and Huayou Cobalt Jointly Built a Power Battery Recycling System in Indonesia] Recently, Hyundai Motor Group signed a cooperation agreement with Zhejiang Huayou Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Huayou Cobalt) to jointly build an EV power battery recycling system in Indonesia. The cooperation covered the recycling and utilization of battery production scrap and end-of-life batteries, aiming to achieve a closed-loop resource system throughout the entire battery life cycle.