Welcome to today's edition of the Daily 5.
With the ongoing move toward autonomous vehicles, the industry is seeking a variety of independent audits and assessments, as Pete Bigelow reports today.
Why? In short, there are no solid federal rules or best practices.
To fill the void, autonomous tech companies need to show local governments and stakeholders that these systems have been independently vetted. General Motors' safety issues within its Cruise self-driving unit last year pushed the need for these outside audits.
In case you missed this over the weekend, there was an interesting report out of Mexico quoting new President Claudia Sheinbaum, who said there is a prototype for a domestically manufactured compact electric vehicle.
Made by who? We don't know yet.
But Sheinbaum, a former energy researcher who was inaugurated on Oct. 1, said she wants Mexico to develop its own EV supply chain.
"We are going to generate supply chains so that everything that is in the electric car is manufactured in the country and we import as little as possible," Sheinbaum said in the report from Reuters.
Mexico is once again in the automotive spotlight, with China's BYD planning to build EVs there, along with a possible 2026 review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
In other news today, GM announced its new U.S. credit card partnership with banking giant Barclays, which is replacing Goldman Sachs next year.
And of course, we have full coverage today of the Paris auto show, with this preview from Automotive News Europe.
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is there, and he's not shying away from public appearances despite the many tough questions he faces about the company's overall direction.
Finally, we are launching our multistory, two-week project today on artificial intelligence in the auto industry. Today's story focuses on the battle over voice recognition, and we have plenty more coming in the days ahead.
That's it for now. Have a great rest of your day.
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