EVs commanded 14% of the global car market in 2022, more than tripling their 2020 share.1 After a period of slowed progress, autonomous unit investment trust fund vehicles (AVs) are also advancing. In 2021, Germany became the first country to approve a conditionally automated driving system; cars equipped with this system can, on suitable highway sections and where traffic density is high, autonomously navigate with a driver behind the wheel.2 Building on this achievement, in 2023, this same driving system was certified in both Nevada and California, making it the first AV system of its kind approved for use within the U.S. The first cars with this technology are expected to be delivered to U.S. customers in late 2023.3 Ford is another Detroit automaker making the jump to EVs - and seeing shares jump in the process. They recently announced they'll be boosting their spending on EVs to $27 billion through mid-decade. That big investment includes plans of their own to develop an electric cargo van and a plug-in version of their bestseller F-150 pickup truck.