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Sequoia-backed driverless truck startup seeks SPAC merger

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Trucks

Self-driving truck startup Plus is in advanced talks with a few special purpose acquisition companies for a merger, as it seeks to...

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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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Elon Musk says Tesla is expanding its Full Self Driving beta to more drivers

Posted on Mar 7, 2021 in News, Technology

Tesla is expanding its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta, CEO Elon Musk said, doubling its size with a new software update, and eventually...

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California bill would require all self-driving vehicles to be zero emission by 2025

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

California might be the first state to give self-driving cars a deadline to electrify. In mid-February, a bill was quietly introduced into...

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Self-driving shuttle bus coming to campus

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Buses, News

A self-driving shuttle bus – the first at any academic institution in Canada – could be operating on the Ring Road at the...

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Ouster and QCraft announce recent launch of robobus fleet in China using Ouster lidar sensors

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Buses, News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO & SUZHOU, China — March 4, 2021 Ouster, Inc. (“Ouster”) a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar...

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Sidewalk robots get legal rights as “pedestrians”

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

As small robots proliferate on sidewalks and city streets, so does legislation that grants them generous access rights and even classifies...

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Automotive SoC brings functional safety to CNN accelerator cores, ASIL D control

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Technology

In one of the sessions at the recently concluded International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2021 (ISSCC 2021), Renesas presented a...

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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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Cyngn partners with Formel D to deliver quality assurance and process optimization across the entire autonomous vehicle stack

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Technology

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cyngn, the autonomous vehicle organization, announced a partnership with Formel D,...

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New Mexico takes steps toward embracing autonomous vehicles

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

AZTEC, N.M. — Autonomous vehicles can already be seen on some roads in New Mexico as two companies test vehicles. Now legislators have...

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Honda to sell limited batch of level 3 self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Cars, News

TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd on Thursday said it will sell a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan equipped...

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DENSO, KDDI research 5G’s use in automated driving to achieve safe and secure mobility

Posted on Mar 3, 2021 in News, Technology

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DENSO Corporation (DENSO) and KDDI Corporation (KDDI) have begun researching...

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Baidu’s CEO proposes boosting commercial use of autonomous cars

Posted on Mar 3, 2021 in Cars, News, Perspective

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Robin Li, chairman and chief executive officer of Baidu, calls for greater governmental endeavors to promote the...

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GM-backed Cruise is in talks to buy startup Voyage

Posted on Mar 3, 2021 in Cars, News

Cruise, the self-driving vehicle company majority owned by General Motors Co., is in talks to acquire Voyage, an autonomous technology...

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Lidar startup AEye develops an independently verified 1,000 meter range lidar sensor for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 in News, Technology

As more vehicles come equipped with advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and higher levels of autonomous driving, there is a new crop of...

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Self-driving startup Aeva hires Waymo, Apple veteran to oversee supply chain

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 in News, Technology

(Reuters) – Self-driving sensor startup Aeva Inc, founded by two Apple Inc alumni, has hired another former Apple executive to...

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Robotics division of Uber’s Postmates spins out into new company

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 in Cars, News

(Reuters) – The robotics unit of Postmates, a delivery startup that ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies acquired last year, has spun...

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Israel’s Foretellix partners with Volvo to develop autonomous solutions

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 in News, Technology

Volvo Autonomous Solutions has signed an agreement with Foretellix to jointly create a Coverage Driven Verification solution for...

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Gatik to winterize self-driving box trucks through partnership with Ontario government

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

Gatik, a startup developing an autonomous vehicle stack for B2B short-haul logistics, today announced it has secured CAD$9 million (~$7.12...

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