UNT awards grants for autonomous vehicle research
Maurizio Manzo and Hector Siller in the College of Engineering, along with Abdulrahman Habib in the College of Science, were selected by...
Read MoreChina’s Didi raises $300 million for autonomous driving unit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Thursday it has raised $300 million for its autonomous driving...
Read MoreStarship raises $17 million to send autonomous delivery robots to new campuses
Starship Technologies, a startup developing driverless delivery robots, this morning announced is has raised $17 million and added service...
Read MoreChinese self-driving solutions startup UISEE draws 1B yuan in new funding round
Chinese self-driving solutions startup UISEE Technology has completed a new funding round and raised more than 1 billion yuan ($154...
Read MoreU.S. Xpress invests in autonomous trucking technology company TuSimple
Trucking company U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. has invested in TuSimple, a self-driving technology company bringing to market an...
Read MoreWerner invests in TuSimple to spur autonomous trucking
Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises announced it invested in TuSimple, an autonomous trucking technology company...
Read MoreCruise, GM partner with Microsoft to ramp up self-driving vehicles
(Reuters) – Self-driving car maker Cruise and majority shareholder General Motors Co said on Tuesday they would partner with...
Read MoreSouth Korea to aid self-driving R&D
The South Korean government said it would make available grants worth KRW1.1trn (US$1bn) over the next seven years to companies developing...
Read MoreUK gov invests £28 million to trial innovative 5G use cases
The UK government has announced a £28 million investment in nine nationwide projects that will trial innovative uses of 5G networks. This...
Read MoreUK on the cusp of a transport revolution, as self-driving vehicles set to be worth nearly £42 billion by 2035
The full economic value of self-driving vehicles in the UK has been revealed, as Transport Minister Rachel Maclean sets out that the...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle startup WeRide raises $320 million
WeRide, a Guangzhou, China-based startup developing autonomous vehicle systems, this evening announced that it raised a total of $310...
Read MoreAI-powered chip developer Horizon Robotics raises $400 million in latest funding round
The auto industry is truly global. Most vehicles are built with mechanical parts, electronics and other hardware from manufacturers all...
Read MoreOxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications
While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of...
Read MoreTeledyne is buying FLIR to create a super-sized sensor shop with thermal and laser vision
Industrial sensor giant Teledyne will acquire FLIR, an Oregon-based company that makes thermal-imaging and night vision technology, the...
Read MoreLidar startup Aeva raises another $200M ahead of its debut as a public company
Aeva, the lidar company started by two former Apple engineers, has raised an additional $200 million in private investment from Hong Kong...
Read MoreChinese robocar maker plans hunt for fresh capital in new year
(Bloomberg) — Beijing Idriverplus Technology Co. plans a fresh fundraising round in the new year and may eye an initial public...
Read MoreDriverless tech firm extends crowdfunding campaign
A Birmingham company which is developing driverless vehicle technology has extended its crowdfunding campaign. Conigital has so far raised...
Read MoreChinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide raises $200 mln from bus maker Yutong
BEIJING: WeRide, a Chinese startup developing autonomous vehicles, said on Wednesday it had raised $200 million from Yutong Group, the...
Read MoreApple inches toward record after report on autonomous car plans
Apple Inc. rose on Tuesday, with the stock returning to near-record levels after Reuters reported that the company plans to build a...
Read MoreHorizon Robotics, a Chinese rival to Nvidia, seeks to raise over $700M
In their rush to offer alternatives to advanced western chipsets, Chinese semiconductor companies are racking up large fundings from...
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