[3/1 03:00] XPENG VLA 2.0 Autonomous Driving AI Rollout + Volkswagen Adoption / Global Semiconductor Industry on Track to Hit $1 Trillion in 2026

AI News Flash for March 01, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. Topics: 1. XPENG VLA 2.0 Autonomous Driving AI Rollout + Volkswagen Adoption https://eletric-vehicles.com/xpeng/xpeng-to-roll-out-vla-2-0-across-its-models-in-march-launches-three-suv-facelifts/ 2. Global Semiconductor Industry on Track to Hit $1 Trillion in 2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/semiconductor-industry-on-track-to-hit-usd1-trillion-in-sales-in-2026-sia-predicts-bumper-forecast-follows-usd791-7-billion-haul-for-2025 3. February 2026 Closes as Most Consequential Month in AI Investment History https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/openai-raises-110b-in-one-of-the-largest-private-funding-rounds-in-history/ 4. WSJ "The Week the Dreaded AI Jobs Wipeout Got Real" https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-week-the-dreaded-ai-jobs-wipeout-got-real-3ba5057b