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China VC Weekly: Drugs, Semiconductors, and Self-driving Cars

Posted on Aug 23, 2021 in News, Technology

In last week’s VC news, drug research firm XtalPi raised a massive $400 million to bring it to a new lofty valuation, prominent LiDAR...

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Tesla sells ‘full self-driving,’ but what is it really?

Posted on Aug 23, 2021 in Cars, News

As US investigators escalate their scrutiny of Tesla’s driver-assistance technology, another problem is emerging for the electric...

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Tesla Could Allow Other Automakers To Utilize Its Self-Driving Technology

Posted on Aug 22, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Last Thursday was Tesla‘s AI Day, and in addition to some of the wild projects Elon Musk has in store has for the company, we might’ve...

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RoboSense Became the First Solid-state LiDAR Provider Completed the SOP, and Delivered to the Designated Vehicle Manufacturer

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 in News, Technology

SHENZHEN, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RoboSense LiDAR, the leading Smart LiDAR Sensor provider announced the second-generation...

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Smart Cities – Is LiDAR Making Them Smarter?

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 in News, Perspective

Networked devices are all around us. Some of them enable autonomy of things or AoT™. Increasingly, these devices are also providing a path...

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Ouster Is in Talks to Acquire Lidar Rival Sense Photonics

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 in News, Technology

Ouster Inc., a lidar startup that went public after merging with a blank-check firm, is in advanced talks to acquire rival Sense...

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Tesla explains how the ‘Full Self-Driving’ sausage is made

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 in News, Technology

After a late start, Tesla’s AI Day event kicked off Thursday evening with a video demonstration of the company’s upcoming Full...

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Luminar welcomes four auto-tech industry leaders to executive team

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 in News, Technology

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced the...

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Self-driving vehicle challenge opens in southwest China’s Chongqing

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 in News

CHONGQING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Leading car manufacturers, research institutes, college teams, and individual participants are taking...

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Apple wins three ‘Project Titan’ patents covering advanced LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 in News, Technology

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of Project Titan patents or Apple Inc. Two of the key patents cover LiDAR...

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Ryder will manage Waymo autonomous truck fleets

Posted on Aug 19, 2021 in News, Trucks

DETROIT, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Truck fleet operator Ryder System Inc (R.N) will manage and maintain autonomous trucks for Waymo Via,...

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Chinese self-driving startup FABU.AI secures 100 million yuan in Series B+ funding

Posted on Aug 19, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- FABU.AI, a Chinese autonomous driving startup, announced on August 19 it has banked 100 million yuan ($15.438 million)...

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Grubhub and Yandex SDG launch robot delivery technology at The Ohio State University

Posted on Aug 19, 2021 in Cars, News

CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform on college...

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University of Wisconsin-Madison and city of Racine awards Perrone Robotics, Inc. new autonomous vehicle shuttle contract

Posted on Aug 19, 2021 in Buses, News, Technology

CROZET, Va., Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Perrone Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and...

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Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have clocked 20 million miles on public roads

Posted on Aug 19, 2021 in News, Technology

Although other companies that are working on autonomous driving might get more attention, Waymo is still hard at work on the technology....

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Two senators urge the FTC to investigate Tesla over ‘Full Self-Driving’ statements

Posted on Aug 19, 2021 in News, Technology

Two Democratic senators have asked the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Tesla’s statements about the autonomous...

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Insight LiDAR adds former Microsoft exec to management team

Posted on Aug 18, 2021 in News, Technology

Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology company Insight LiDAR (www.insightlidar.com) today announced that Keith Kegley is joining its...

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Aurora releases tool to gauge safety of self-driving systems

Posted on Aug 18, 2021 in Cars, News, Trucks

Aug 18 (Reuters) – Aurora, the Silicon Valley self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber and Google executives, has released...

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MG Motor India unveils SUV Astor with AI assistant, level 2 self driving tech

Posted on Aug 18, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

New Delhi: SAIC-owned MG Motor India on Wednesday unveiled the upcoming mid-size SUV Astor which features personal Artificial Intelligence...

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Package delivery robots’ environmental impacts: Automation matters less than vehicle type

Posted on Aug 18, 2021 in News

Whether a robot or a person delivers your package, the carbon footprint would essentially be the same, according to a University of...

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