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Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank invests in Chinese driverless delivery van start-up Neolix

Posted on Aug 18, 2021 in Finance, News

SoftBank Group has become the latest investor in Chinese robo-van maker Neolix Technologies, as the Japanese venture capital firm looks...

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Meituan’s venture capital wing Long-Z invests in Chinese self-driving startup QCraft

Posted on Aug 16, 2021 in Buses, Finance, News

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan has invested in autonomous driving startup QCraft’s latest fundraising round of $100 million,...

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Temasek-backed tech startup Innovusion raises $66 million

Posted on Aug 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Innovusion Holdings Ltd – a startup that develops laser-based detection systems used in self-driving vehicles known as LiDAR –...

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Canadian Government invests $3.9M in an autonomous concept EV called Project Arrow

Posted on Aug 13, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Canada’s Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) is investing $5 million CAD ($3.9 million USD) in...

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China’s Tesla rival Li Auto makes Hong Kong debut after $1.5 billion IPO

Posted on Aug 12, 2021 in Finance, News

Shares in Chinese electric carmaker Li Auto fell on its Hong Kong debut Thursday, with investors increasingly jittery over Beijing’s...

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Pony.ai said to seek funds at $8 billion value amid listing halt

Posted on Aug 12, 2021 in Finance, News

Pony.ai is considering a new funding round that could give the self-driving startup a valuation of at least $8 billion after the company...

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Qualcomm bids $4.6 billion for Veoneerin battle with Magna

Posted on Aug 9, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Qualcomm Inc. offered to buy automotive technology company Veoneer Inc. for $4.6 billion, muscling in on Magna International Inc. after...

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Xiaomi invests in a second self-driving company within three months

Posted on Aug 4, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

After establishing its might in the smartphone business, Xiaomi wants to make a dent in the mobility industry through various investments....

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Continental acquires stake in Kopernikus Automotive, artificial intelligence specialist for automated parking

Posted on Aug 3, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Technology company Continental is investing in Leipzig-based startup Kopernikus Automotive with a minority stake. The two companies have...

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Inceptio Technology completes US$270 million in financing, led by JD, Meituan, and PAG

Posted on Aug 2, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology and operating company, announced...

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Li Auto seeks to raise around US$1.9B in Hong Kong offering

Posted on Aug 2, 2021 in Finance, News

Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto Inc. plans to raise as much as 15 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$1.93 billion) through a share...

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Chinese chip startup SemiDrive closes 1 billion yuan Series B round

Posted on Jul 27, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese automotive SoC (system-on-chip) developer SemiDrive raised nearly 1 billion yuan ($154.238 million) in a Series...

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Venti Technologies secures $8M in seed round for autonomous mobility for logistics, supply chain and transportation markets

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in Finance, News

Venti Technologies, a developer of safe-speed autonomous logistics systems, secured approximately $8 million in a seed round funding. The...

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Aurora’s SPAC merger comes amid self-driving car delays

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in Finance, Trucks

Self-driving car startup Aurora is ready to go public in a reverse merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a special acquisition...

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Magna International to buy Veoneer for $3.8 billion

Posted on Jul 22, 2021 in Finance, News

Canadian auto supplier Magna International Inc. said on Thursday it will buy Swedish rival Veoneer Inc. for about $3.8 billion in cash, in...

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Navya will receive 7.5 million euros of subsidies, especially within the framework of the France Relance program, for four of its technological projects

Posted on Jul 20, 2021 in Finance, News

Navya (Paris:NAVYA) (FR0013018041- Navya), a leading company in autonomous driving systems, announces that it has been awarded four major...

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Self-driving startup Aurora in agreement with Reinvent SPAC

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Finance, News

(Bloomberg) — Driverless technology startup Aurora Innovation Inc. has agreed to go public via a merger with Reinvent Technology...

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Unmanned delivery firm White Rhino Auto receives nearly $10 million in Pre-A funding

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Finance, News

On Thursday, Chinese autonomous driving company White Rhino, announced that it had secured nearly $10 million in Pre-A financing led by...

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China’s ECARX to acquire stake in Volvo’s Zenseact

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Geely’s Volvo Cars confirmed Chinese connected car technology company ECARX plans to acquire a stake in its autonomous driving software...

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Existing auto insurance system well-positioned to handle autonomous vehicle claims: Travelers Canada exec

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 in Finance, Perspective

Canada’s existing auto insurance structure is well-positioned to resolve claims and provide fair and timely compensation to accident...

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