Hyundai Developing Software Defined Factories; Subaru Ditching Toyota EVs - Autoline Daily 4401

Autoline reports breaking global car news, with great insight and analysis. Also, top auto executive interviews. We cover electric vehicles (EV), autonomous vehicles (AV) and internal combustion engine technology (ICE), as well as car sales & financial earnings and new car reviews. 0:00 Subaru Unveils In-House EV Prototype 1:17 Group Proposes Major PHEV Range Reform  2:03 Foxconn Buys $730M Mitsubishi Electric Stake 2:33 BYD Launches Racco In Sri Lanka  3:50 Tesla Roadster Pre-Orders Lack Delivery Guarantee 4:37 Hyundai Unveils Software-Defined Factory 5:37 Startup Uses Microbes for Copper Mining  6:30 Torus Unveils Flywheel Energy Storage Tech Story Links: - Subaru Starts Developing EVs In-House: https://www.autonews.com/subaru/an-subaru-next-generation-ev-electric-vehicle-1019/ - T&E Fixes for PHEVs: https://insideevs.com/news/812076/phevs-with-smaller-tanks-proposed/ - Foxconn Buys Division of Mitubishi Electric: https://www.foxconn.com/en-us/press-center/press-releases/latest-news/2124 - BYD Kei Car Goes on Sale Outside of Japan: https://carnewschina.com/2026/10/16/byd-racco-launches-in-first-market-outside-japan-at-34615-usd/ - Tesla Can't Guarantee Roadster Orders: https://insideevs.com/news/812247/tesla-roadster-preorder-delivery-guarantee/ - Hyundai Developing Software Defined Factories: https://www.hyundainews.com/releases/hyundai-motor-and-kia-present-smart-manufacturing-technologies-and-sdf-vision-at-e-forest-tech-day-2026?lang=en_US - Bio-Leaching: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-10-19/copper-shortage-drives-innovation-by-mining-startups?srnd=phx-industries-transportation - Torus Flywheel: https://www.torus.co/ - To read the transcript for today's show click here: https://www.autoline.tv/daily/ad-4401-hyundai-reveals-software-defined-factory-subaru-unveils-in-house-ev-prototype-tesla-roadster-pre-orders-lack-delivery-guarantee/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Autoline INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/autolinenetwork TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Autoline FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/autolinenetwork WEBSITE: http://www.autoline.tv