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Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future secures $2 billion in funding

Posted on Jun 18, 2018 in Cars, Finance

Financially troubled luxury electric vehicle startup Faraday Future (FF) confirmed a major investment this week, which will help keep...

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Driverless cars may cut traffic jams, not insurance premiums

Posted on Jun 14, 2018 in Cars, Finance

Advent of driverless cars will not harm auto insurers but will lead to gradual shift in the type of auto insurance products being sold....

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Up to GBP30 million is available to UK businesses and research organisations to advance facilities for the development of self-driving vehicles

Posted on Jun 6, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Finance, Trucks

The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) – with Meridian Mobility and Innovate UK – has up to £30 million for...

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Hexagon acquires AutonomouStuff for autonomous vehicle solutions

Posted on Jun 4, 2018 in Cars, Finance

Founded in 2010, U.S.-based AutonomouStuff is developing turnkey platforms for autonomous vehicle development, robotics and data...

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SoftBank joins GM in self-driving car race; GM shares soar

Posted on May 31, 2018 in Cars, Finance

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp will invest $2.25 billion in General Motors Co’s autonomous vehicle unit Cruise, the companies said on...

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U.S. spending plan include $100 million for autonomous cars research, testing

Posted on May 22, 2018 in Cars, Finance

A spending bill unveiled on Wednesday night includes $100 million for a highly automated “vehicle research and development” program and...

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Start-up Roadstar.ai gets record US$128 million funding as autonomous car race with Baidu heats up

Posted on May 16, 2018 in Cars, Finance

Self-driving technology start-up Roadstar.ai has raised US$128 million in its Series A funding round, marking the single biggest...

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One way to get self-driving cars on the road faster: let insurers control them – MIT Technology Review

Posted on Apr 30, 2018 in Cars, Finance

Data gathered by autonomous cars and shared with insurance companies could be used to keep the vehicles from taking undue risks....

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Aurora raises $90 million as investors race into self-driving sector

Posted on Mar 1, 2018 in Cars, Finance

Aurora, a year-old start-up led by the former head of Google’s self-driving car unit, has raised $90m in funding, in the latest sign that...

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SEEVA raises $2 million to help autonomous vehicle visibility systems see reliably in all conditions

Posted on Feb 14, 2018 in Cars, Finance

SEEVA, the company designing visibility systems for mobility, today announced it has raised $2 million in seed funding to grow the SEEVA...

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The road to autonomous vehicles: A look at insurance implications

Posted on Apr 18, 2017 in Cars, Finance, Knowledge Center, Reports

Jones Day, April 18, 2017 As autonomous vehicles move toward mass implementation, businesses in this industry segment are studying product...

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Autonomous vehicles handing over control: Opportunities and risks for insurance

Posted on Dec 31, 2014 in Cars, Finance, Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology

Lloyd’s of London, December 31, 2014 The insurance industry’s expertise in risk management will be a factor in the adoption of autonomous...

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