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Hyundai invests in teleoperations startup Ottopia as part of $9M round

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

After spending much of his career in mission-critical environments, including the Israeli Air Force, Israeli Intelligence and leading...

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China’s Meituan amasses $10 billion war chest for drones and driverless cars

Posted on Apr 19, 2021 in Finance, News

China’s Meituan is raising nearly $10 billion from investors, hoping it will be able to gain an edge on its e-commerce rivals by spending...

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Oxbotica raises $13.8M from Ocado to build autonomous vehicle tech for the online grocer’s logistics network

Posted on Apr 16, 2021 in Finance, News

Ocado, the U.K. online grocer that has been making strides reselling its technology to other grocery companies to help them build and run...

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Autonomous-truck developer TuSimple plans driverless road test this year

Posted on Apr 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Self-driving company TuSimple Holdings Inc. plans to test its autonomous trucks without backup drivers on public roads in Arizona later...

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Walmart investing in GM’s Cruise self-driving car company

Posted on Apr 15, 2021 in Finance, News

Walmart is investing in Cruise, General Motors’ majority-owned self-driving vehicle subsidiary, as part of a new $2.75 billion funding...

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AI chip startup Groq, founded by ex-Googlers, raises $300 million to power autonomous vehicles and data centers

Posted on Apr 14, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Jonathan Ross left Google to launch next-generation semiconductor startup Groq in 2016. Today, the Mountain View, California-based firm...

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Huawei to invest $1 billion on car tech it says surpasses Tesla

Posted on Apr 12, 2021 in Finance, News

Huawei Technologies Co. will invest $1 billion on researching self-driving and electric-car technologies, accelerating plans to compete...

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Self-driving truck startup TuSimple targets over $8 billion valuation in U.S. IPO

Posted on Apr 7, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

(Reuters) -Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it was targeting a valuation of more than $8 billion in its...

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Self-driving truck company Plus upsizes recent fundraising to $420 million

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading provider of self-driving truck technology, today announced it has added $220 million in new financing...

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Germany awarding €10.9M to KelRide autonomous vehicle project

Posted on Mar 30, 2021 in Finance, News

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure is awarding €10.9 million to the KelRide project, which will further...

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WaveSense announces a $15 million funding round to accelerate autonomous driving using ground penetrating radar

Posted on Mar 30, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Massachusetts startup WaveSense announced today a $15 million investment round from Rhapsody Venture Partners and Impossible Ventures for...

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Didi is raising money for self-driving unit at $6 billion value

Posted on Mar 29, 2021 in Finance, News

Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is raising new funds for its self-driving unit as China’s answer to Uber attempts to supercharge growth...

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Nuro raises $500 million in funding round backed by Toyota’s Woven Capital and Chipotle

Posted on Mar 25, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Nuro, the Mountain View, California, autonomous delivery startup, announced a new investment round from Chipotle and Woven Capital, a...

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Australian lidar maker Baraja collects $31M B round to illuminate the future of autonomy

Posted on Mar 24, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Lidar companies across the planet are going SPAC, but Baraja isn’t in a hurry to go public. The Australian lidar maker has raised a $31...

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Autonomous driving startup Momenta raises $500 million from SAIC, Toyota, others

Posted on Mar 19, 2021 in Finance, News

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta said on Friday it has received $500 million from SAIC Motor, Toyota...

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Canadian Tire and NuPort Robotics to commercialize Canada’s first automated heavy duty trucking technology

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 11, 2021 / Canadian National retailer Canadian Tire Corporation (TSX:CTC.A)(TSX:CTC) and Toronto-based...

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ARPA-E awards $18M to 4 teams to optimize vehicle performance and efficiency; NEXTCAR Phase II

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Finance, News

The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding $18 million in funding to four projects...

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While eyeing a SPAC, Swedish autonomous EV company Einride nears $75 million in new funding

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Swedish autonomous electric vehicle startup Einride is aiming to continue the momentum sparked by partnerships with Oatly and Lidl by...

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Last-mile delivery robotics company Refraction AI raises $4.2M

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Finance, News

Ann Arbor-based Refraction AI announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million seed round. The startup, which debuted on the TechCrunch...

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ByteDance said to invest in Chinese self-driving startup QCraft

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Finance, News

Chinese social media titan ByteDance Ltd. is investing in local autonomous driving startup QCraft Inc., according to people familiar with...

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