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Cerence receives funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to drive innovation in automotive assistants for autonomous cars

Posted on Dec 21, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

BERLIN and BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today...

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Austin’s Uhnder raises $45M Series C

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Uhnder, a startup looking to transform radar from analog to digital, raised $45 million in a Series C round of funding, the company...

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Innoviz Technologies to be listed on Nasdaq through merger with Collective Growth Corporation

Posted on Dec 14, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Innoviz Technologies, a technology leader of high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, has announced that it...

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Hyundai has bought robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in a $1.1 billion deal

Posted on Dec 12, 2020 in Finance, News

Hyundai has agreed to buy an 80% stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank, the South Korean automaker said Friday....

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Uber sells self-driving unit to Aurora, takes startup stake

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Uber Technologies Inc. sold its self-driving car division to Aurora Innovation Inc. and took a stake in the startup, pulling back from its...

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New Eagle sponsors Indy Autonomous Challenge

Posted on Dec 7, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mechatronic control system engineering company New Eagle announced today that the...

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Israeli lidar startup Innoviz in talks to merge with SPAC

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

(Bloomberg) — Innoviz Technologies Ltd., an Israeli startup focused on lidar, laser sensors used in autonomous vehicles, is in talks...

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Zenzic rewards five companies with a share of £500,000

Posted on Nov 30, 2020 in Finance, News

Zenzic, a company which connects regulators and innovators in the self-driving sector, has announced the five winners of its CAM Scale-Up...

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Approaching commercialization for its autonomous radar nav system, Lunewave raises $7 million

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Lunewave, the Arizona-based startup developing a novel technology for radars for autonomous vehicles, has raised $7 million in financing...

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Robot truck startup TuSimple said to raise $350 million in biggest funding round to date

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

TuSimple, a startup that’s developing self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks, has raised about $350 million in a Series E round...

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Autonomous a2z raises US$1.9M in seed round for autonomous driving solution

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomous a2z, a member company of Born2Global Centre and Sejong Technopark, has...

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GM ups electric and autonomous vehicle spending to $27 billion through 2025

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

General Motors  said it will spend $27 billion over the next five years on the development of electric vehicles and automated technology,...

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UK electric-van startup Arrival to go public in U.S. at $5.4 billion valuation

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

LONDON — British electric-van startup Arrival, which is backed by Hyundai and BlackRock, has agreed to merge with CIIG Merger to get...

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Autonomous vehicle simulation startup MORAI closes US$1.8M Series A funding round

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MORAI, Inc., a member company of Born2Global Centre and Sejong Technopark, has...

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Inside the industry: Will insurers pay if self-driving cars cause crashes?

Posted on Nov 16, 2020 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Until recently, I had few qualms about ranking car insurers alongside estate agents and traffic wardens in the pits of my estimation; they...

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VW boosts investment in electric and autonomous car technology to $86 billon

Posted on Nov 14, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has raised its planned investment on digital and electric vehicle technologies to 73 billion euros...

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Self-driving delivery firm Nuro raises $500 million as COVID-19 boosts e-commerce

Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

(Reuters) – Self-driving delivery company Nuro, whose R2 unit has no pedals or steering wheel and only room for packages, said...

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Chinese autonomous truck startup Inceptio raises $120 mln from CATL, others

Posted on Nov 9, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

SHANGHAI: China’s Inceptio Technology, a startup developing self-driving trucks, said on Monday it has raised $120 million in its...

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Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai raises $267 million in latest funding round

Posted on Nov 6, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai, which is backed by Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. and is working with the automaker on self-driving...

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Inflexor Ventures invests in Steradian Semiconductors

Posted on Nov 4, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Early-stage technology-focused VC fund Inflexor Ventures on Wednesday said it has invested an undisclosed sum in Steradian Semiconductors,...

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