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Some birds

It was not previously open, now that is. Uber The autonomous vehicle technology wants a large part of the paste. Ride-Hailing Company did not lock the last two years in the partnership in the partnership, including each AV company and in each sector, including delivery, robotaxis and trucks.

Again I was not completely designed for the amount of money invested in the latest tie-up with home maker Clear and the beginning A sole. Click here Read my article Plans for partnership agreement and Uber’s premium robotaxi service.

We are here in the “Small Bird” section because I learned something new, and Welp, I first wanted to share with subscribers.

As a security company, the Society was to explain that Uber invested $ 300 million. However, Uber said that only a very hundred million dollars was a figure, he did not have to share what they were invested in Nuro. A source with direct knowledge said that it was more than $ 300 million. I spent the article has been published Some small birds Fly to tell me about $ 400 million.

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Deals!

When Unfortunate He closed his self-driving machines, and I thought the talent went. And I (correct) turn off some and I can go out and start their own companies.

I heard that last year Boris sofmanWaymo launched an autonomous vehicle technology that leads its self-governed trucks program and aimed at heavy equipment used in the construction site. I wrote a little nugget about this in the “Small Bird” section. But I could never check how much he was lifted and who else was closed.

We know now. Startup, called Bedrok Robotics, Raised $ 80 million from investors from eclipses and from 8VC. Sofman, Wayne veterans with Kevin Peterson and Ajay Gummalla, also working in Segment and Twilio, Bedrok founded the Bedrok Robot.

Other deals that attract my attention this week …

Amogy, A brooklyn-based ammonia-power start, which can apply for shipping technology, raised another $ 23 million The latest fondrus in financing brings to $ 80 million. Round, Korean Development Bank and Kdb Silicon Valley LLC were managed by the LLC, Bonangels Venture partners, JB investment and traffic investment.

Geely Auto The luxury house will receive a subsidiary Zeekr hidden with a combination agreementThe company is more than one year of the company on the New York Exchange.

ChainMobile home charger company located in England, Raised 100 million TL Including existing institutional investors, including TPG upgrade climate, infracapital and Mitsubishi.

ProntoSan Francisco Based Start, which is developed for trucks and other of-road vehicles used in construction and mining areas, Acquired opponent Safeai. The conditions were not disclosed. Joint founder and CEO Anthony Levandowski described as a talent and technology game to get. Most of the starting engineering group of 12 people and its rope will come to Pronto.

WithThe transit program is the beginning, there is was introduced secretly for an initial public offer – Again. History Lesson: A confidential way was given Ipo in 2021 But they never took the next official and regulatory steps to enter public markets. Now the company says it’s ready. Will be 2025 years?

Reads outstanding and other Tidbits

Adas

Clear spreads Driving Driving Highway At the end of the month, the air sedans through a software update, the company is the largest step for the company’s advanced driver support system.

Autonomous Vehicles

Uber with a robotaxi contract with Chinese Tech Giant Baid To place a large number of autonomous vehicles outside the United States and Mainland.

Electric vehicles, batteries and charging

Gm is the most recent car manufacturer Shared with redwood materials in the new energy storage facility. Talking from GM, the car manufacturer improves Tennessee factory with him LG Energy Solution for Produce cheaper LFP batteries.

Public records may reveal the best things in Darnde. For example, Rivana will To continue ready preparation The Georgian factory planned in August and still wants to break its place early next year, according to TechCrunch, received by a public record of emails.

In other Rivian news … Rivian co-founder and CEO RJ scary transferred a part of the ownership share and voting power As a new settled divorce process. The filing was interested in several reasons (I propose to read the story), especially in contrast to so many technological founders, had a terrible voting power-IPO to post-IPO.

The company’s newest software update provides car navigation A new look and feel. In short: Mapbox came out and in a special Rivian-Meets-Google-Maps application.

Great correspondent Sean O’Kane And I’m joking that we are two people who are taking care of what happened Faraday will come. Oh! But wait, so PangAnd it seems The agency is preparing to take action.

Subaru It was presented The All-Electric crossover model is called unchanged This will be sold in the United States in the range of 300 miles and in early 2026. Subaru said that the prices will release the nearby prices to start the market.

Tesla did Long-awaited access to India With the opening of the first salon room – nine years later, CEO Elon Musk first handed over the shifts and shifts to the period and turns in one of the world’s largest car markets. Adjust for more coverage than India based reporter JagMeet Singh.

Tesla Cybertruck The sale fell below last year’s tops. How much? Here’s a reference point: GMC Hummer house (not a complete sound dealer) forehead Polar Steel-Clad Craiosity in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, the choice of jury for the Federal Civil Claim of Tesla began. During the stage, the company’s driver’s assistance technology is whether the 2019 deadly accident in Key Largo, Florida. As you expect, Individual feelings about elon musk The jury collapsed widespread.

The future of flight

Joby Aviation doubled the size and production power Pilot production facility In the Marina, California, electricity forces the vertical flight and landing machines to improve the early next year.