Nuro Raises $500 Million In Funding Round Backed By Toyota’s Woven Capital And Chipotle – 03/25/2021: Read more
Nuro, the Mountain View, California, autonomous delivery startup, announced a new investment round from Chipotle and Woven Capital, a venture fund owned by Toyota Motor Corp. So we could see burritos delivered by Nuro’s R2 delivery wagons in the not-too-distant future..(...)
Cruise acquires Voyage in another autonomous vehicle merger – 03/15/2021: Read more
Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, will acquire self-driving startup Voyage in another major autonomous vehicle merger. The announcement came less than a week after news first surfaced that the two companies were in talks about an acquisition..(...)
Refraction AI to Increase Robot Deliveries with $4.2M Seed Round – 03/08/2021: Read more
Refraction AI, a robotics startup in Ann Arbor that focuses on last-mile delivery, announced $4.2 million in new seed funding led by Pillar VC, an investment firm in Boston. The capital will be used for customer acquisition, geographic expansion, and product development.(...)
Here Come The Farm Robots: Startup Raises $20 Million For Autonomous Electric Tractors – 03/16/2021: Read more
Monarch Tractor, a startup cofounded by a member of the Mondavi wine family, is leveraging technology more commonly associated with battery-powered Teslas and autonomous Waymo vans to create electric robotic tractors it says can make farming safer and more sustainable. The Silicon Valley-based company just raised $20 million as it prepares to start deliveries..(...)
CapStone Holdings Inc. Invests $10M in Perrone Robotics – 02/22/2021: Read more
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CapStone Holdings, a business incubator and investment group, is pleased to announce a $10 million equity investment in Perrone Robotics Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle systems. Perrone delivers mobility excellence through the world's first and only patented general purpose robotics operating system and autonomous vehicle retrofit kit (TONY™)..(...)
No driver needed: Waymo rolls out fully autonomous vehicles in Chandler, Tempe, Mesa areas – 02/26/2021: Read more
CHANDLER, Ariz. - You can now be a passenger in a fully autonomous Waymo car, right here in the Valley. Odds are you've probably seen these vans if you frequent the Chandler, Tempe or Mesa areas -- but you probably saw someone sitting in the front seat. Now Waymo is fully driver-less. No one is inside, but you and your fellow passengers..(...)
Artificial Cities Could Pave the way to Driverless Adoption– 02/19/2021: Read more
Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) have a future. That is without doubt but there is still a need to ensure that they will be safe on our highways and to ease the public’s safety concerns to increase their adoption over the next few years. CAVs need to be able to react to unforeseen events – just as we do as human drivers..(...)
DOE Awards $18 Million for Cutting-Edge Technologies to Optimize Vehicle Performance and Efficiency– 03/11/2021: Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $18 million in funding for four cutting-edge projects that will help passenger vehicles operate more efficiently, reduce energy consumption, and contribute to the Biden Administration’s goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050..(...)
Latest news in Canada
New report: The future of autonomous vehicles in Canada will be shaped by today's policy and planning decisions– 03/03/2021: Read more
According to a new expert panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), time is of the essence to make important decisions that could help achieve the benefits of connected, autonomous, shared and electric (CASE) vehicles(...)
GM's new Ontario test track will help develop self-driving and electric vehicles – 02/17/2021: Read more
General Motors has completed its new test track in Oshawa, Ontario, and will start using it to develop advanced technologies for electric and self-driving vehicles. The new facility is known as the CTC McLaughlin Advanced Technology Track (CTC MATT). The “CTC” identifies it as part of GM’s Canadian Technical Centre, while “McLaughlin” is for Sam McLaughlin, founder of General Motors of Canada..(...)
Waymo Provides Look Inside Self-Driving Truck Testing – 03/25/2021: Read more Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo offered a look inside the day-to-day testing of its self-driving trucks on public roads through a virtual ride-along event for members of the press. During the March 24 live demonstration, a Class 8 tractor outfitted with Waymo’s automated driving system drove autonomously on highways near the company’s operations center outside of Phoenix..(...)
Arizona DOT agrees to data sharing partnership with self-driving truck company – 03/24/2021: Read more The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and Embark Trucks Inc. have agreed to work together to share information to promote safety in highway work zones when automated vehicles are deployed. Embark announced the “first-of-its kind” partnership with ADOT on March 24 after both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU(...)
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple files to go public – 03/23/2021: Read more
TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that is backed by a diverse consortium of strategic investors, including Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business The Traton Group, Navistar, Goodyear, and freight company U.S. Xpress, filed Tuesday for an initial public offering..(...)
GULPLUG - Agreement with Westfalia Technologies, Inc. for Fully Automated EV Charging – 03/11/2021: Read more GULPLUG, a start-up company that accelerates the energy transition and clean mobility thanks to the automatic plug-in of electric vehicles, has signed a development, supply and license agreement with Westfalia Technologies, Inc. (Westfalia), one of the world’s leading suppliers of automated parking systems and logistics solutions for warehouses and distribution centers.(...)
THE GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM - APR 12-13, 2021, Online– Register The CCAT Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure is an annual event featuring leaders in the transportation and mobility sector from across the globe. The 4th Annual Symposium will feature panels covering the FCC reallocation of the 5.9GHz spectrum, transportation equity, mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) and mobility-on-demand (MoD), and much more! A second track will also be offered that will provide findings from recently-completed CCAT research.
AUTOMOTIVE TECH WEEK 2021 - AUG 16-20, 2021, Detroit, MI & Online– Register Following the success of the Festival of Automotive in August 2020; a co-located event offering expert intelligence from TU-Automotive Detroit, WardsAuto Interiors Conference, ADAS & Autonomous Vehicles, WardsAuto UX Conference and Connected Car Insurance USA, Informa Tech Automotive Group is excited to announce the continuation of this co-located offering into 2021 under a new name, Automotive Tech Week.