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Kumho-Backed Driver Shanahan Takes Third Podium of Season in Las Vegas

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Kumho-Backed Driver Shanahan Takes Third Podium of Season in Las Vegas

Las Vegas – – September 29, 2026 -- Jack Shanahan finished third at Round Seven of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, marking his third podium of the season racing on Kumho Ecsta V730 tires.

Shanahan advances through four rounds before falling to his brother

Starting from a sixth-place qualifying position, Shanahan defeated Jhonnattan Castro in the Top 32, Ryan Tuerck in the Top 16, and Chris Forsberg in the Great 8 before losing to his brother Conor Shanahan in the Final 4 after dropping two tires off course in Zone 4.

Nagase America Wins Nissan Award After 5-Program Transition in 6 Weeks

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Nagase America Wins Nissan Award After 5-Program Transition in 6 Weeks

Detroit – September 29, 2026 -- Nagase America's Mobility Solutions division has received Nissan Americas' 2026 Monozukuri Spirit Award for New Model Development and Launch Readiness, following its execution of a takeover project transitioning five Nissan vehicle programs within six weeks.

Nagase America was one of three suppliers honored at Nissan's Nashville event

The award was presented September 25 at Nissan Americas' annual Supplier Appreciation and Awards event at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. Nissan's annual awards recognize supplier partners across quality, operational excellence, innovation, aftersales support and sustainability. Nagase America was specifically singled out for New Model Development and Launch Readiness among the three Monozukuri Spirit Award recipients.

Delta Partners with NVIDIA on Level 4 Autonomous Driving Systems

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Delta Partners with NVIDIA on Level 4 Autonomous Driving Systems

Fremont, Calif. – – September 29, 2026 -- Delta Electronics has entered a collaboration with NVIDIA to develop next-generation Level 4 autonomous driving systems, combining Delta's automotive energy management and in-vehicle high-performance computing expertise with NVIDIA's Hyperion sensor-compute platform and Halos safety system.

Delta integrates power electronics expertise with NVIDIA Hyperion platform

NVIDIA Hyperion serves as a reference sensor and compute platform for Level 4 autonomous vehicles and robotaxis, pairing dual NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor units with the NVIDIA Halos safety system to accelerate production-ready autonomy. Delta will contribute its xEV powertrain systems, energy management technology, and system integration capabilities to the joint effort, supported by NVIDIA's dedicated engineering team.

MassDOT Deploys 14 TAPCO Wrong-Way Trailers as Fatal Crashes Nearly Double

Brown Deer, Wis. – September 29, 2026 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has deployed 14 mobile Wrong-Way Detection Trailers built by TAPCO, part of a statewide push to identify wrong-way driving risk at unsignalized highway ramps before crashes occur. Texas and Arkansas transportation departments have also adopted the mobile trailers since the product launched earlier this year.

Fatal wrong-way crashes nearly doubled nationally over the past decade

Fatal wrong-way crashes on U.S. divided highways rose from 278 a year in 2014 to 520 in 2023, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Over that decade, 4,164 fatal wrong-way crashes killed 5,730 people, with wrong-way fatalities climbing faster than the overall fatal-crash rate.

Huawei Unveils Intelligent RAIL 2.0 With 20 Scenario Solutions at InnoTrans

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Huawei Unveils Intelligent RAIL 2.0 With 20 Scenario Solutions at InnoTrans

Berlin – September 29, 2026 -- Huawei has launched Intelligent RAIL 2.0, a portfolio of 20 scenario-based solutions targeting railway construction, passenger and freight transport, and facility maintenance, unveiled at InnoTrans 2026 held September 22-25 in Berlin.

Huawei has already deployed rail technology across 180,000 kilometers of track worldwide

The company says it now serves more than 50 major railway customers and over 300 urban rail lines globally, positioning the new platform as an expansion of an existing large-scale deployment base rather than a market entry.

ORing Debuts IRoN Rail Switches with TSN, 10GbE at InnoTrans 2026

Taipei – – September 29, 2026 -- ORing Industrial Networking, a Taiwan-based industrial networking specialist with 20 years of market experience, showcased its next-generation IRoN railway Ethernet switch portfolio at InnoTrans 2026.

ORing unveils IRoN switches for onboard rail networks at InnoTrans 2026

ORing's networking equipment has already been deployed in passenger and freight rail projects across Europe, the United States, and Asia. The company positions the IRoN Series as a response to trains carrying more connected devices and data-intensive services, where critical control communications now share infrastructure with video surveillance and passenger information systems.

Petrus Advisers Calls Tata Motors' €14.10 Iveco Offer Undervalued

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Petrus Advisers Calls Tata Motors' €14.10 Iveco Offer Undervalued

St. Helier – September 29, 2026 -- Petrus Advisers, which holds roughly 3.8% of Iveco Group N.V. shares, has publicly rejected Tata Motors' all-cash voluntary tender offer of €14.10 per share, arguing the bid fails to reflect fair value for Iveco shareholders.

Petrus says the offer undervalues Iveco against industry peers

In a presentation released today, Petrus Legal Strategies (Jersey) Limited and Petrus Advisers Limited outlined three core objections to the transaction. The investment firm argues the €14.10 price sits below comparable valuations for peer companies in the commercial vehicle sector.

CPKC Unit Prices C$1.8 Billion Four-Tranche Bond Offering

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CPKC Unit Prices C$1.8 Billion Four-Tranche Bond Offering

Calgary, AB – September 28, 2026 -- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPRC), the wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP), is issuing C$1.8 billion in notes across four tranches, guaranteed by parent CPKC.

CPRC structures debt sale across four maturities from 2030 to 2056

The offering comprises C$500 million of 4.20% Notes due 2030, C$550 million of 4.60% Notes due 2033, C$300 million of 4.90% Notes due 2037 and C$450 million of 5.40% Notes due 2056. The staggered maturity profile spans 4 to 30 years, giving CPKC a blended long-term debt structure.

Net proceeds target refinancing of existing CPRC debt

CPKC stated the funds will be used primarily for refinancing outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. Until deployed, unused proceeds may be parked in short-term investment-grade securities, money market funds or bank deposits.

Tensor Robocar Passes ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Audit With Zero Findings

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Tensor Robocar Passes ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Audit With Zero Findings

San Jose – September 28, 2026 -- Tensor has achieved ISO/SAE 21434 certification with zero non-conformities, clearing a cybersecurity audit conducted by Applus+ IDIADA on the engineering processes governing its Robocar platform.

Certification aligns Tensor with UN R155 cybersecurity type approval across 60-plus countries

The zero-findings result confirms Tensor's Cybersecurity Management System (CSMS) meets the requirements underlying UN Regulation No. 155, which governs cybersecurity type approval in markets including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea. The certification opens the path toward vehicle homologation and UN R155 type approval in those regions.

Trimble Debuts AI Agents, Voice Navigation for Fleets at Insight 2026

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Trimble Debuts AI Agents, Voice Navigation for Fleets at Insight 2026

San Diego – September 28, 2026 -- Trimble opened its 2026 Insight Conference by unveiling nearly 20 new AI-driven features for freight carriers, including autonomous route planning, voice-activated in-cab navigation and an invoice-scanning tool that has already saved more than 136,000 minutes across 19,500 processed invoices compared to manual data entry.