Alghero – October 01, 2026 -- Hankook Tire & Technology, the exclusive tire supplier to the FIA World Rally Championship, will equip all competitors at Rally Italia Sardegna, the season-closing round running October 1-4 around Alghero on Italy's Sardinia island.

Courbevoie – October 01, 2026 -- ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA have formed the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, pressing EU policymakers to prevent the bloc's Digital Omnibus legislation from restricting voluntary biometric use in air travel.

The five organizations argue the current legislative proposal, designed to simplify Europe's digital rulebook and strengthen competitiveness, could unintentionally curb passengers' ability to opt into biometric verification at airports.

Aachen, Germany – October 01, 2026 -- INFORM has launched Passenger Assistance (PA) Dispatching, a cloud-native SaaS platform built to help airports manage surging demand for wheelchair, unaccompanied minor, VIP and special assistance services through real-time forecasting and automated decision support.

Tokyo – September 30, 2026 -- TIER IV, the developer behind the open-source autonomous driving software Autoware, has joined Arm Total Design for Physical AI, a move aimed at expanding Autoware's availability across Arm-based system-on-chips and in-vehicle computing platforms.

Seoul – September 30, 2026 -- LG Energy Solution has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with U.S. commercial EV startup indiGOtech to supply 46-series NCM cylindrical battery cells from 2027 to 2030, targeting indiGOtech's upcoming Flow Ride and Flow Cargo electric vans.

Barcelona – – September 30, 2026 -- Fira de Barcelona will host the Tomorrow.Blue Economy World Congress (TBEWC) from November 3 to 5, bringing city ports, public administrations, research centres and startups together to develop strategies for the blue economy at the Gran Via venue.

Tokyo – September 30, 2026 -- TIER IV, the developer behind the open-source Autoware platform, will begin sales on September 30, 2026, of two new automotive-grade cameras built for commercial-scale Level 4 autonomous driving. The C1-120MP and C2-120MP feature a 120-degree wide-angle lens designed to close peripheral blind spots around autonomous vehicles.

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.

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.

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.