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which cars can circulate and which rest on November 8

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The second Saturday of the month of November arrives. Once again we face the restrictive measures of Hoy No Circula on Saturday. As happens periodically, the obligations to keep certain vehicles parked remain in force to avoid financial penalties if yours is affected by these provisions. What is the reason behind this system? This is the Hoy No Circula program, an initiative promoted by the CDMX Environment Secretariat. (SEDEMA) aimed at improving the quality of the air that the capital’s residents breathe. How exactly does it operate? What points are essential for any vehicle owner? The fundamental principle is that by reducing the number of vehicles traveling on the roads, air pollution levels in the region are inevitably reduced. Although these measures may be uncomfortable for drivers, the objective is clear: parking the car as a measure of collective environmental protection. Naturally, this restriction applies only in specific areas. In which places does this regulation apply? In all of the 16 municipalities that make up Mexico City, added to the peripheral municipalities of the State of Mexico that appear in this list: • Atizapan of Zaragoza • Coacalco de Berriozábal • Cuautitlan • Cuautitlán Izcalli • Chalco • Chicoloapan • Chimalhuacan • Ecatepec de Morelos • Huixquilucan • Ixtapaluca • Peace • Naucalpan de Juárez • Nezahualcoyotl • Nicolas Romero • Tecámac • Tlalnepantla de Baz • Tultitlan • Chalco Valley What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? Considering the above, what are the specific limitations? Why do Saturdays involve specific additional considerations? Indeed, different restrictions are implemented on weekend days. To determine the restrictive measures and their application mechanism, these are based on the hologram assigned to each vehicle, an element that determines its travel capacity. There are cars that must remain idle every Saturday, while others rotate their restriction. In conclusion, these restriction modalities are presented: • Cars that enjoy free circulation every Saturday • Cars forced to rest on all Saturdays • Cars that alternate restrictions, resting alternate weeks It should be noted that these limitations do not apply 24 hours a day. Its validity is limited between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.. That is, after dusk it is possible to circulate without any restrictions. What happens if your car is in this restricted category? So the alternative is to stay at home if you want to avoid economic consequences. To do this, it is essential to clearly identify which vehicles can move and which remain immobile. In this way, the owners of Hologram 2 are forced to leave their units at rest every Saturday, without the possibility of movement. The situation is different for those with hologram 0 and 00, who enjoy total freedom of movement during any Saturday, without restriction. On the contrary, those who have hologram 1 must carefully evaluate whether they can travel. The answer depends entirely on the phase of the month we are in. Since we are on the fourth Saturday of the month of November, in the Saturday November 8, 2025 Drivers of cars with hologram 1 whose license plates have an even number ending are prevented from driving. In the next week, corresponding to the first day of May, owners of vehicles with hologram 1 whose license plate ends in an odd number will be forced to keep their vehicles parked. However, there are certain categories of vehicles that are completely exempt from these restrictions: • Those that operate using electric propulsion, gaseous fuel or hybrid technology • Those who carry accreditation for people with reduced mobility • All those linked to the provision of urban passenger transport services (including the funeral branch) • Those intended for the transport of minors of school age or passengers in general • Those assigned to public safety and emergency management duties In case of violation of these regulations, a penalty equivalent to 20 and 30 times the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA) is imposed, a figure that ranges between 1,924.40 pesos and 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Sebastian Olivos In Xataka | Pollution is not only making you live less and worse. It’s also making you dumber

Europe is eager for cheap electric cars. Europe’s solution: copy Japan

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The European Union needs electric cars to be purchased. At least if you want your emissions plans to be met. So ambitious that they have forced ban combustion engines from 2035 in a decision that countries like Germany and Italy want to reverse because, in their opinion, their industries are at stake. The truth is that more electric cars are bought every day and the number of followers goes growing. Especially in countries with greater purchasing power, with a better charging network or that are simply doing things better like Portugal where aid is given at the time of purchase and frictions have been eliminated when loading the car. There are a multitude of factors but the truth is that manufacturers feel that, despite growing, the embrace of the customer is not enough to get the industry off the ground. There are fewer and fewer brands that maintain their marketing plans. jump to “all electric” before 2035 because they feel that the sales of this technology is not driving amortizations that they have to do when designing new vehicles, readapting their assembly lines or creating a new network of suppliers around them. The big promise is that “cheap” electric cars will drive these sales. But as we have talked about on other occasions, these vehicles have a fundamental problem: their autonomy. The average European citizen, according to ACEAtravels 34 kilometers by car every day and only once or twice a year he faces long trips (he makes just over 12,000 kilometers annually) where a car with a battery less than 60 kWh of capacity would have to stop on more than one occasion, extending the trip beyond what was desired. However, at the same price, it is logical that you opt for the combustion version because you will have a car that does not cause headaches on those trips (for just a few days a year) and you will also be able to face an unforeseen event with solvency if necessary. The maintenance cost takes a backseat. Right now, the European industry is at a difficult inflection point. It is difficult to make electric cars cheaper because the battery remains the main obstacle when it comes to saving costs. The new Renault Twingo promises to sell for less than 20,000 euros but its 27.8 kWh battery barely anticipates just over 150 kilometers off-road, which makes it practically useless outside the city. Nor does what is to come offer much better guarantees and 25,000 euro cars face combustion options that, as we said, do not cause headaches on weekend excursions or long trips despite the fact that they later lose out in the general maintenance of the vehicle. And small cars have become much more expensive in recent years. As a solution, the European Union is trying to carry out a new regulation for small carswith a contained size and price in line with that of a purely urban vehicle. For this they want to base themselves on the kei car Japanese, a type of car located below the passenger car that offers certain tax advantages… but whose success can only be explained by Japanese particularities. A new category with everything to prove In search of solutions to lower the prices of electric cars and make these urban mobility options more attractive, we know that the European Union is working to create a new category of cars. The idea is to frame it between current passenger cars and light quadricycles. A new category with a contained size and whose main incentives were lower maintenance costs with tax advantages and facilities for manufacturers to reduce car prices. Taking into account these premises, François Provost, CEO of Renault, has confirmed that if the European regulations go ahead they could convert their Renault 5, 4 and Twingo into this type of new vehicles. In statements collected by Coachhas dropped that they could be cars that were below 4.1 meters, with entirely European production and whose emissions in the production process were less than 15 tons of CO2. The words are relevant because the Renault Group has been pushing in this regard for some time. Luca de Meo, its previous CEO and former president of the ACEA employers’ association, He was also in favor of this new category. The French have recently presented the Dacia Hipster, which aims directly at this market. Stellantis has also been betting for some time and has launched up to three heavy electric quadricycles, which is the closest thing to the category at the moment. and in Xataka We learned two years ago that the European Union is working on specifying such a category. Inspiration is kei car japanese. These miniaturized cars develop a maximum of 660 cc and have some very strict length and width measurements. Curiously, they do not have them high up so most of them, to maximize space, have very square shapes in the minivan style. All in all, it is a category with a very particular development that even has sports versions such as the legendary Daihatsu Copen. In Europe, legislators seem willing to copy the philosophy of these cars. As? It is what remains to be defined. In The Coches.net podcast They gave some alternatives to lower prices and one of them is very clear: eliminate obligations regarding safety and driving aids. The mandatory systems that the European Union has introduced such as the lane departure or fatigue warning seat have special relevance outside the city but very little inside it, just where these cars should stay. These are systems that have made urban vehicles more expensive and would be a push to lower their costs again. Furthermore, having a contained size is an incentive for some cities where there is less and less space available. The biggest problem for Europe is that the formula of kei car Japanese triumphs because it is an extraordinarily particular market. In fact, except BYD that has shown its first car For Japan with these premises in … Read more

which cars can circulate and which rest on November 1

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The weekend arrives again with the activation of the vehicle restriction program that Mexico City implements every Saturday. Today No Circula on Saturdays implies a different operational complexity than that applied on weekdays, since the restriction criteria constantly vary depending on specific factors that can change our availability of mobility from one week to the next. In general terms, this is an environmental policy measure promoted by the CDMX Environment Secretariat. (SEDEMA) with the aim of reducing air pollution levels in the region. The strategy requires motorists to know exactly what the applicable requirements and restrictions are, under what criteria they operate and what consequences arise from non-compliance. Only in this way is it possible to avoid administrative penalties that could result in unexpected expenses. This program is executed in the territory of the sixteen municipalities that make up Mexico City, as well as in the adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico that make up the metropolitan area: • Atizapan of Zaragoza • Coacalco de Berriozábal • Cuautitlan • Cuautitlán Izcalli • Chalco • Chicoloapan • Chimalhuacan • Ecatepec de Morelos • Huixquilucan • Ixtapaluca • Peace • Naucalpan de Juárez • Nezahualcoyotl • Nicolas Romero • Tecámac • Tlalnepantla de Baz • Tultitlan • Chalco Valley What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? The implementation of the Saturday restriction program does not uniformly affect all vehicles circulating in the area. On the contrary, it generates clear differentiations according to specific characteristics of the car, particularly considering the assigned environmental hologram and the numerical series of its license plate. The system works fundamentally from the environmental hologram and the final digits of the license plate. Although in principle it would seem like a simplified scheme, the reality is that the Saturday Hoy No Circula presents additional complexities that differentiate it from the weekday restriction program. Under the Saturday restrictions scheme, three different modalities operate: • Vehicles authorized to operate without limitation on any Saturday • Vehicles subject to permanent restriction on all Saturdays • Vehicles subject to alternating restriction in successive weeks The validity of these restrictive measures is limited to the period included between 05:00 and 22:00. During night hours, the restriction system is suspended, allowing circulation without regard to license plates or vehicle classification. In order to correctly anticipate restrictions, it is essential to accurately identify two components: the environmental hologram number assigned to the vehicle and the terminal digits of the license plate. Those owners whose vehicle displays a classification 2 hologram face a situation of constant restriction: their cars remain immobilized on all Saturdays of the month. On the contrary, owners of vehicles identified with a 0 or 00 hologram do not experience any limitations and enjoy freedom of movement every Saturday without exception. Drivers of vehicles classified as hologram 1 find themselves in a dynamic situation. These cars operate under a weekly alternation scheme, with their restriction conditions changing from one Saturday to the next. On the day of Saturday November 1, 2025which corresponds to the first Saturday of the month of November, vehicles classified with hologram 1 whose license plates end in an even number are under circulation restriction. Subsequently, on the following Saturday, when we have entered the fifth Saturday of the month of May, the vehicles with hologram 1 and license plate ending in an odd number will be the ones that must keep their units parked. There are, however, specific categories of vehicles that are completely exempt from these limitations and can move freely: • Automobiles powered by electric energy, compressed natural gas or hybrid propulsion systems • Vehicles provided with official reduced mobility documentation • Units intended for urban public transportation service, including funeral services • Units dedicated to the transportation of minors in an educational context or to passenger transportation services • Vehicles assigned to public security agencies or civil protection entities Failure to comply with these provisions carries quantifiable financial consequences. The administrative penalty is established between 20 and 30 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), which translates into a range of 1,924.40 pesos as a minimum to 2,886.60 pesos as a maximum penalty. Photo | Glauber Sampaio In Xataka | Pollution is not only making you live less and worse. It’s also making you dumber

NVIDIA has risen to the top for its AI data centers. Your next big leap: cars

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NVIDIA has unveiled its platform Drive AGX Hyperion 10a computing and sensor system designed for any manufacturer to produce Level 4 autonomous vehicles. Uber has already signed an agreement to deploy 100,000 units across its global network starting in 2027, and Stellantis, Lucid and Mercedes-Benz have also joined the project. Why is it important. For years, autonomous driving has been a persistent promise often wrapped in marketing. NVIDIA has turned that promise into an industrial offering with standardized architecture, certified chips, and out-of-the-box simulations. It does not sell autonomous cars, but it does sell the operating system that will make them possible. The contrast. Tesla has been selling autonomy as a leap of faith for a decade, with permanent updates, its own fleet and promises of “millions of autonomous Teslas” every year. NVIDIA, on the other hand, offers an open platform where any manufacturer can plug in their hardware. Tesla wants to be an equivalent to Apple in cars. NVIDIA prefers to be something more similar to Windows. Between the lines. Automotive only accounts for NVIDIA 1.3% of its revenue, but that segment is growing faster than the rest. In any case, Uber’s announcement has no real timetable for those 100,000 units unless it has been made public. Waymo, which has been developing its robotaxis for years, is already its sixth generation and it has the financial muscle of Alphabet behind it, it barely operates 2,000 of them. There is a considerable gap between ambition and reality. The backdrop. Drive Hyperion 10 is based on two Thor chips (2,000 teraflops each), fourteen cameras, nine radars, one LiDAR and twelve ultrasonic sensors. NVIDIA has designed it with full redundancy: if a component fails, the vehicle stops safely to avoid chain errors that multiply the potential damage. Lucid will be one of the first in offering level 4 autonomous driving to individual customers and not just fleets. Its interim CEO has admitted that so far they have disappointed in terms of driving assistance. Their commitment to NVIDIA is the classic implicit recognition: it is better to buy the brain than to build it. The money trail. NVIDIA will not continue building robotaxis for now, but for now it sells infrastructure: chips, simulation software, synthetic data… And it charges for each vehicle that uses its platform. It’s a more predictable revenue model than depending on full autonomy to arrive one day. Huang, in any case, has said that that moment is near. The interesting thing is not whether he is right, but that his definition no longer depends on blind faith. It depends on regulators, certifications and industrial tests. Autonomy has ceased to be science fiction and has become an engineering problem. And those problems are solved with processes, not with promises. In Xataka | China has turned the electric car market into a crazy race. And Porsche pays for it with billion-dollar losses Featured image | Xataka

Ukrainian troops need something much simpler and more urgent than Tomahawks missiles: cheap cars

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The month of October began with a trip from Ukraine to the United States and a very specific goal: Tomahawks. The request was as simple as it was dangerous: kyiv requested Washington’s long-range missile to counter Moscow’s attacks. The problem was that this implied crossing a red line that could raise the Russian war escalation. In the end there will be no Tomahawksat least for now, and the truth is that the Ukrainian army has other priorities right now. The visible and the decisive. He told in an extensive report the kyiv Independent that, in Western public debate, the war is projected around long range missileslegislative packages and iconic systemsbut at the level where the war decides the pace (the axes of infiltration, fine logistics and human replenishment) Ukraine is losing because of elementary things. Namely: cars that last only two weeks, drones that are lost faster than they are replaced, and units that are emptied of men before they are emptied of ammunition. In that tactical layer, the tomahawk It does not resolve that a company that must simultaneously transport personnel, food and ammunition has only one vehicle and must choose what to sacrifice each day. The priority: cars. The anecdote of the recruit Ihor in the middle summarized The pattern: three consecutive FPVs against the same vehicle until it is immobilized. The average life of a car in the front is about a monthsometimes two weeks, and each destruction not only takes away mobility but also room for maneuver: without redundancy, each rotation forces us to stretch positions and that exhausts men faster than the ammunition itself. That’s why what they ask they are carsas cheap as possible, but that work. Hence the heavy armor are not a solution (They become priority targets and are less agile than, for example, an old car that accelerates and disappears). In short, what is needed is not weight but number to absorb losses without collapsing the logistics cycle. Drones and sensors. Ukraine uses the order of 9,000 drones a daywith a devastating impact at low cost, but also loses at an industrial rate by electronic warfare and operational consumption. Without enough reconnaissance drones, the “line of sight” contracts to five kilometers and they are left blind to disrupting Russian flows. Some units have a surplus, but others lack the basics: the deficit is not only volume but of distributionand the structural deficiency is not being absorbed by the State but by decreasing donations and the pockets of the troops. Without spare part. The biggest deficiency is, of course, human: hardened brigades that are not refilled, rotations that do not rotate, training centers without means that even train with stones instead of real grenades. Mobilization is politically taboo. The national media recalled that 30% of those mobilized He is not fit and part of the rest are returns from absentees. Thus, even when there is a drone and platform, the pilot is missing. Russia, on the other hand, replenishes its human mass every month. Ukraine stretches the same bodies more weeks under greater drone saturation, and structural fatigue is cumulative and irreversible. System fails. If you also want, the photograph does not describe an army without technology but rather a system with “holes” in its redundancy layer: where there should be five vehicles there is oneand where there should be ten drones per section there is one too, and where there should be a wave of trained reserves arrives a tiny fraction. Plus: where the same men should be relieved every certain cycle, they are kept for months due to lack of substitutes. That is the plane where continuity is resolved: without those cars that are requested, without density of eyes in the air and without competent human replenishment, each meter becomes more expensive than each missile. Trivial lack. It ended media report emphasizing an idea. It is not that the Tomahawk don’t matter (they matter for the purposes of depth and possible future negotiation), is that its strategic effect is diluted if the lower network that supports the line is detached due to cheap shortcomings. Victory today is less like who introduces a miraculous system first than who can continue to move people, food, ammunition and sensors until the last kilometer without breaking the human machine that executes it. Therefore, for those in the trenches, the priority is not the long-range missile that will appear on the front page of all the media, but rather the unglamorous resources that keep alive the ability to continue fighting the next day. Starting with a car that simply works. Image | Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Pexels In Xataka | Russia’s biggest threat in Ukraine is not a drone or a missile. It is a film agency with 30 secret floors In Xataka | There is something more disturbing than “a Chernobyl”: it is a flying Chernobyl, it is in the hands of Russia and it is already testing it

which cars can circulate and which rest on October 25

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Saturday, October 25, is presented as a day that, in theory, invites relaxation and free time. However, for those who have vehicles subject to the Hoy No Circula Sabatino program, the reality will be different. As you already know, some cars must remain parked at their homes throughout the day. This measure, promoted by the CDMX Environment Secretariat (SEDEMA), its primary objective is to reduce air pollution so that we breathe better quality air. Its logic is direct: the circulation of certain vehicles is prevented, mainly those with higher levels of polluting emissions. However, the restriction does not always affect the same cars each weekend. In the areas where this program operates, some of these vehicles alternate their rest between different Saturdays. In which territories does this regulation apply? Specifically in the 16 municipalities of the Mexican capital and in these municipalities of the metropolitan area of ​​the State of Mexico: • Atizapan of Zaragoza • Coacalco de Berriozábal • Cuautitlan • Cuautitlán Izcalli • Chalco • Chicoloapan • Chimalhuacan • Ecatepec de Morelos • Huixquilucan • Ixtapaluca • Peace • Naucalpan de Juárez • Nezahualcoyotl • Nicolas Romero • Tecámac • Tlalnepantla de Baz • Tultitlan • Chalco Valley What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? What vehicles should stay home? The daily mechanics of this program are quite clear to understand, as you can see in the infographic above. However, on Saturdays the dynamics change and not all cars face identical restrictions each weekend. Some vehicles can move freely on certain Saturdays, while on others they are restricted. The classifications for this day are grouped into: • Vehicles with circulation permit every Saturday • Vehicles with permanent restriction every Saturday • Vehicles with alternating restriction every other Saturday These restrictions operate only in the time range from 05:00 to 22:00. During the night the prohibition ceases, allowing circulation without risk of fines. In addition to understanding the basic concepts, it is worth noting that the application of the program varies depending on the type of car. For this reason, it is essential to verify three aspects before starting the engine: the monthly calendar, the type of hologram that the car has and the last number of its license plate. As an example, vehicles with hologram 2 cannot circulate on any Saturday, while those with holograms 0 and 00 circulate freely every week. Those with hologram 1 They face restrictions that rotate week by week. On Saturday, October 25, 2025, which corresponds to the first Saturday of the (odd) month, vehicles whose license plates end in an odd digit must remain parked. Next Saturday, the second of September (even), the restriction will apply to vehicles with license plates that end in an even digit. However, there are certain exceptions that are worth taking into account because these vehicles will be able to circulate without restrictions: • Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles • Vehicles that have a disability plate • Units intended for urban public transport (including funeral services) • School transport or passenger vehicles • Public security and civil protection units Failure to comply with these regulations entails fines equivalent to 20 or 30 times the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), which means an economic penalty of between 1,924.40 and 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Josh Sorenson In Xataka | Pollution is not only making you live less and worse. It’s also making you dumber

The best-selling car in Spain is the Dacia Sandero. And we are teaming up with France to defend the jump to electric cars

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Rarely can it be said that France and Spain are teaming up to achieve the same objective. At the same time They torpedo themselves as much as they can on the high speed railway or what they face each other directly because of the energetic connectionsthe electric car seems to have united the two countries. At the same time that the European Union seems to be cracking regarding its positions on the electric car, France and Spain have not hesitated in positioning itself to defend possible modifications to a regulation led by Germany. The Germans are pushing to open the door to combustion engines and countries like Italy seem convinced that it is the way to go. However, from Spain we have put many efforts to electrify our industrywe are embracing a good part of the models that should power Europeans in the coming years. France has also done everything possible to embrace the technology that, until recently, almost all of Europe defended as the best for the future. What is being played? The eternal and convoluted European bureaucracy In 2023, European countries They voted to ban combustion engines from 2035. The ban left almost any technology that did not rely on electric or hydrogen out of play. First of all, we must understand what the European Union roadmap is. The plan is to drastically reduce the volume of emissions from heavy and light transport. Among the measures proposed, 2025 should be the year from which manufacturers would receive a fine of 95 euros for each car sold and for each gram of CO2/km exceeded in their average emissions at the end of the year. This has not been fulfilled and the manufacturers, who They expected billion-dollar fineswill be accountable in 2027 taking as reference the average emissions for the period 2025-2027. That is, if everything remains the same, whoever does not comply in this year 2025 must compensate in the coming years. From 2030, the emissions limit is drastically reduced. The 49.5 gr/km of CO2 raised They leave any car with a combustion engine that is not highly electrified in the lurch. In fact, with the changes approved for plug-in hybrids, their sale is not a great guarantee when it comes to lowering emissions. Reducing these involves, yes or yes, selling electric cars. And when 2035 arrives, cars with combustion engines that emit CO2 will not be able to be sold. This is important. The original wording spoke of “polluting emissions” and was finally changed to “CO2 emissions”. This makes sense because a fuel cell car can generate some polluting emissions in its electrolysis process but does not emit CO2. The first draft left everything that was not electric out of the market. Finally, it was approved that cars with combustion engines will be prohibited from emitting CO2. But also the door was left open to e-fuels or synthetic fuels. These fuels trap CO2 for their production, so it is considered that the emissions produced in the engine are being compensated. Europe still has to debate whether to finally approve the proposal that would allow these cars to be sold. The intention is that, if approved, these cars They will only be able to circulate with e-fuels and they must have sensors to prevent them from operating with traditional fuels or a mixture of synthetic and traditional fuels. But, in addition, the 2023 approval in which the ban on selling cars with combustion engines was confirmed already included the obligation to present a report before December 31, 2026 by the European Commission reporting on the progress that was being made. This report has been brought forward to 2025 and it is being studied. It will depend on him whether, finally, any type of modification is carried out. Europe divided Faced with this situation, Europe is divided. Despite the votes and the fact that the regulations should be firm, countries such as Germany and Italy and manufacturers are pushing for the current ban on combustion engines not to be maintained as drafted in 2035. Spain and France have presented a document in which they reaffirm their position in defense of the current prohibitions. This comes after the European Commission confirmed that will advance the review at the end of this year of the current state of the regulations, which can open the door to modifications and more lax regulations. In it document They reject favoring the use of plug-in hybrids since they consider that they emit more polluting particles than those reflected in the current tests and assure that “subterfuges should not be enabled that allow us to escape the ‘zero emissions’ objective for 2035”, in words collected by EFE. The document is, as we said, the response to the pressure that countries like Germany and Italy are exerting. The Germans have even asked, directly, that the ban on selling cars with combustion engines be eliminated. They assure that allowing synthetic fuels will leave us with “cleaner mobility”. Italy is the other big obstacle that the French and Spanish are encountering. Since Giorgia Meloni came to power has pointed out the regulations as wrong already approved that should prohibit the sale of engines that generate CO2. Like France and Spain, Germany and Italy also go hand in hand but in this case they have signed a document in which they consider that the current emissions regulations contemplate “disproportionate penalties.” And here comes what can change everything. In Germany and Italy they believe that the volume of emissions must be taken into account “throughout the entire value chain or through the use of renewable fuels.” That is, each brand should be analyzed taking into account how many emissions it produces not only during the burning of the fuel in its engines, but also during its production. The final objective seems clear: if the manufacturer saves on emissions during its production, the engines should have room to expel that CO2 that the brand is already compensating during its production. That is, … Read more

China’s plan to fill the streets with electric and autonomous cars in 15 years is now official

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With the European Union launching into the electric car, with the intention of definitively abandoning the combustion engine and manufacturers trying to stop this possibility, China has presented its new automobile roadmap. The institution in charge has been China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE) who have revealed the Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 3.0. Or, in other words, its roadmap for the automotive industry between now and 2040. The “new energy” car, that is, electric and plug-in hybrid, will be the cornerstone of a strategy that focuses on a reduction in polluting emissions but also on intensive automation of mobility. In said document, they assure ChinaDaily2,000 experts have been involved and it has taken 18 months to carry it out. “New energy” and autonomous cars The key points of the new Chinese roadmap in relation to its automobile market are summarized in CarNewsChinawho have exhaustively compiled the main pillars of a strategy that has gained in complexity. And this is based on the 1+5+26 concept: 1 roadmap or general strategy to establish global objectives 5 technological groups that group the technologies to be applied 26 specialized research topics to delve deeper into each area Among the key points of the new Chinese strategy, the following stand out: goals: It is expected that in 2028, polluting emissions produced by the automobile industry will reach their maximum. From there, the goal is to reduce them by 60% in 2040. It is expected that by 2040, 85% of cars will be “new energy”, the name China uses to call plug-in hybrids and electric cars. Of those, around 80% are expected to be fully electric. In 2040, it is expected that a third of cars sold will continue to use combustion engines, either as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or extended-range electric vehicles. From 2035 all passenger vehicles will be, at a minimum, hybrids. As a result, new energy vehicles are expected to lead sales from 2030 onwards. Gradual penetration of cars with technology level 4 autonomous driving (current robotaxis) and appearance of level 5 cars (same way of operating but in any type of circumstance, without restrictions due to lighting or weather circumstances). In the presentation Zhang Jinhuapresident of CSAE, has pointed out that one of the big differences between this roadmap and the previous ones (they already presented similar documents in 2016 and 2020) is that this time the program has focused on put more emphasis on production strategies that must be put in place to promote these technologies when. In previous documents, he assures, they would have focused on the technology itself and not so much on the industry. This has its consequences therefore in all areas of the industry. First, because manufacturers must adapt their production models to reduce polluting emissions when manufacturing vehicles, but also because, they say, a more robust connected network integrated into the cloud will be created to servicing autonomous vehiclesimproving their safety and independence when driving on their own. This is essential to achieve the great objective: “zero accidents, zero victims and high efficiency.” Regarding emissions targets, a classification system and methodology will be created to improve efficiency during production. The final goal is not only that in 2040 manufacturing will emit 60% less pollution than in 2028. Manufacturers are expected to save costs by working with data interconnection to analyze the most efficient system, even for the supply of parts or the sale of items. The program also focuses on the solid state batteries. This type of energy accumulators promise to position themselves as the element that allows the electric car to be consolidated at all levels, with promises of ranges of a thousand kilometers and greater safety for the batteries. For make China the leader in the sectorit is wanted that in 2030 the solid state batteries They are already part of the reality of their industry, although on a small scale. The great productive leap is not expected until 2035. So far, CSAE has presented two other roadmaps that have been gaining weight within the Chinese State. To understand how the situation has changed in less than ten years, 500 experts participated in the first program, a quarter of those who made up this latest presentation. In 2016 The program focused on the 1+7 strategy, with an overall roadmap and seven technologies in which China wanted to be a leader: energy-saving vehicles, “new energy” vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, smart connected vehicles, battery technology for electric cars, technologies related to vehicle weight, and automotive manufacturing technology. In 2020the program was expanded with the well-known 1+9. Then, that same roadmap was expanded with two new objectives, the development of combustion engines and the intention to make the Chinese automotive industry cleaner. 1,000 experts already participated in that redesign. Now the new project review some of the previous objectivesremaining as specified at the top of the article. What is certain is that in China they have been meeting the goals they had set. For example, in the 2020 roadmap they anticipated sales of 20% for “new energy” cars in 2025. However, this figure is almost 50% at the end of September 2025. 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Waymo lands in the great litmus test of its cars

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Hello, London! With a simple and straightforward message, Waymo has confirmed that next year it wants to operate its driverless robotaxis in the city of London. For now, the company has to work with the authorities to win their favor if it wants to have full availability next year. It is a litmus test for fully autonomous driving in Europe. What is already known. Although it has been reported in numerous media outlets that Waymo will offer driverless trips next year, the truth is that this is not entirely the case. What Waymo has announced It is their intention to be able to offer this service but first they have to gain the trust of the regulators. For now, the company that was born from a spin-off of Google’s autonomous car will begin to operate with a human behind the wheel in specific spaces within the city. Once you obtain approval from the authorities, you will be able to offer this service to citizens. Why London? Waymo’s choice of London is no coincidence. It is not even the only company that aspires to put fully autonomous cars on the streets in the English city. Uber and Lyft They also have their own plans. If London ends up giving the go-ahead to any of these companies, it will be the first city in Europe to allow this service. The announcements have been coming in cascade since last June It will be confirmed that the United Kingdom aspires to allow these services from the spring of 2026. The British Department of Transport has advanced the deadlines by one year and they hope that in 2027 the services can be active throughout the country. A trial by fire. Although up to three companies have already shown their intention to put their cars on the street, what we will see in London will be the confirmation of whether the technology is mature enough so that cars circulate correctly in European cities. London, like many European cities, did not plan the center of its cities that date back to the Middle Ages. The network of narrow streets, complex intersections, roundabouts and a greater number of pedestrians is a challenge for robotaxis that must be able to process an almost unimaginable number of variables in real time. And the variety of scenarios and dangers that any car faces in the center of European cities has been presented as the main obstacle for companies that intend to put their robotaxis on the streets but also for companies like Tesla that aspire to have its most advanced autonomous driving systems. With leaden feet. Although the United Kingdom has its own plans, the truth is that Europe has been cautious in the field of autonomous driving. At the moment, only Mercedes has permission to circulate without the driver paying attention to what is in front of them. Of course, on previously mapped roads, with good lighting and a maximum of 60 km/h. That is to say, the system is as expensive as it is slow. The other actor that leads the way is Ford. The North American company has permission for its drivers circulate without hands in the United Kingdom and over thousands of kilometers within the European Union. Of course, the roads must be previously mapped and the driver must be able to take control immediately if the situation requires it. Companies, however, have been pressing for some time for Europe to expedite a regulation that never seems to come. The most active has been Tesla, which has published videos showing cars with the Full Self Driving activated to circulate completely autonomously in spaces as complicated as Rome either Paris. The security. The big problem that companies face is security. Waymo claims that its cars are 78% less likely to suffer an accident with injuries than a human. And the website where they announce their intentions in London it is a continuous reference to its security systems. The great obstacle for companies is to convince that this is true because when a vehicle of this type plays a leading role in an accident with fatalities, it generates more distrust than if the vehicle is driven by a human being. It must be taken into account that the autonomous car has to coexist with the decisions of other human beings, so the consequences, in part, of an accident may escape their control. To this we must add that the vehicle must understand without errors what it should do at all times. This can be a significant obstacle when a computer failure occurs, a loss of connection or, simply, a new situation that had never been contemplated. In San Francisco, for example, Cruise cars have been accused of hinder emergency services. What’s at stake? According to the most optimistic perspectives, a business close to 600 billion dollars in less than a decade for driving. autonomous (including the possible services that manufacturers incorporate to their individual clients. It is the great hope for companies that have already burned tens of billions of dollars. Obviously, the business is in a drastic reduction in operational costs which puts human drivers at risk. For now, in Guardian They report that taxi drivers have received the news with skepticism, pointing out that Waymo’s service in the United States is more like a tourist attraction than just another mobility alternative. Photo | Waymo and Joshua Ziss In Xataka | In case the electric car was not enough, Europe is missing another train: that of autonomous cars

which cars can circulate and which rest on October 18

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Third week of October… You know what that means: with us, the restrictions of Today No Circula Saturday. Because in addition to a few days of rest, the weekend is also synonymous with restrictions. If you still don’t know what we are talking about, it is because you are not aware of the project devised by the CDMX Environment Secretariat (SEDEMA) with which you try to breathe the quality of the air we breathe. As? The fact that? Let’s explain it. SEDEMA seeks a clear purpose: improve air quality in the metropolis. The strategy is simple, at least on paper, forcing more vehicles to remain parked. The consequence is direct: fewer cars in circulation equal cleaner air for everyone… particularly in areas where this measure is in force. It is worth clarifying that Hoy No Circula does not operate throughout the national territory, but is specifically active in the 16 municipalities that make up Mexico City and in these municipalities in the metropolitan area of ​​the State of Mexico: • Atizapan of Zaragoza • Coacalco de Berriozábal • Cuautitlan • Cuautitlán Izcalli • Chalco • Chicoloapan • Chimalhuacan • Ecatepec de Morelos • Huixquilucan • Ixtapaluca • Peace • Naucalpan de Juárez • Nezahualcoyotl • Nicolas Romero • Tecámac • Tlalnepantla de Baz • Tultitlan • Chalco Valley What cars and license plates does Hoy No Circula Saturday affect? Now that we know the territorial scope of application, what specific limitations should we consider? Basically, on Saturdays there is a driving ban… although only for certain vehicles. The restrictions do not apply uniformly nor do they operate under the same criteria as workdays. As seen in the table above, during the regular week it is the vehicle’s hologram that determines who circulates and at what time. However, on Saturdays they operate with a particular mechanics, where some cars alternate their days of rest while others can never move. Under the current scheme, we can identify three different scenarios: • Vehicles authorized to travel every Saturday • Vehicles forced to remain off the road every Saturday • Vehicles that alternate, resting on alternate Saturdays These limitations, it is worth noting, do not remain active for 24 hours. The application period runs between 05:00 and 22:00. This means that during night hours it is possible to move without considering any limitations. So, how to correctly interpret Saturday’s Hoy No Circula? Basically, those who are included in the restrictions must refrain from using their vehicle to avoid financial penalties. For this reason, it is essential to verify whether or not it is appropriate to keep the car at home. To begin with, all vehicles carrying hologram 2 are prohibited from circulating on any Saturday, without exception. On the contrary, those with holograms 0 and 00 enjoy total freedom of mobility since they are considered low-polluting emission units. The bearers of hologram 1 They require greater attention because they operate through a rotating system. During this day, as it is the first Saturday of the month of May, vehicles with hologram 1 whose license plate ends in an odd number must rest. Next weekend the situation will be reversed, but this Saturday, October 18, 2025, both those with hologram 2 and those with hologram 1 with an odd number plate termination must remain parked. Next week it will be time for hologram 1 with a plate ending in an even number to rest. However, there are exempt categories that can circulate without limitation: • Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles • Units registered with plates for people with disabilities • All those intended for urban public transport services (including funeral services) • Those dedicated to school or passenger transportation • Those assigned to public security and/or civil protection If these provisions are violated, the financial penalty ranges between 20 and 30 times the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), resulting in amounts between 1,924.40 pesos and 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Darwin Vegher In Xataka | Pollution is not only making you live less and worse. It’s also making you dumber

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