In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Siemens has announced that it has chosen Canada as the location for its electric vehicle battery research hub; while Tesla released a video of its Optimus robot demonstrating its improved walk cycle.

German industrial technology company, Siemens, is reportedly setting up an electric vehicle battery manufacturing research and development hub in Canada.

According to online reports, approximately $150 million dollars has been set aside by the company for three bases planned in Ontario.

Here, Siemens is reportedly planning its first research and development centre for Oakville, with future satellites planned for Toronto and Kitchener-Watererloo.

In an official statement made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, he commented that the investment is “a vote of confidence” in the province’s “growing end-to-end EV supply chain.”

Once completed, the research and development centres will specifically focus on developing next-generation manufacturing technologies, “with an emphasis on battery and EV production,” said Siemens in an online report.

“We are confident that the work done at the centre will lead to batteries of consistently higher quality, greater efficiency and lower cost,” Joris Myny, Siemens Canada’s senior vice president for digital industries originally told Canada’s National Observer in an official written response.

Tesla recently released a video of its humanoid robot, Optimus’ improved walk cycle.

The video, which was originally posted by Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk on social media platform X, shows the Optimus robot walking with a heel-to-toe gait and “accurate actuators (that) accelerate automation.”

During Tesla’s first quarter 2025 “All Hands” meeting, Elon Musk reportedly stated that the automaker’s Fremont Factory had produced its first humanoid robot from the Optimus line. 

Additionally, Musk also noted that while Tesla is internally aiming for enough parts to produce 10,000 to 12,000 Optimus robots this year.

Check out the full video below.