Nearly a year after Dott originally announced plans to launch a bike-sharing service, the new offering is going live in Paris. Dott is better known for its scooter-sharing service across dozens of European cities. It is adding electric bikes to complement its service. In addition to Dott, Lime and Tier also have scooters currently available… Continue reading Dott launches bike-sharing service in Paris
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The Station: Tesla calls Texas home, Volvo takes the IPO path and GM lays out its $280B revenue plan
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Wow,… Continue reading The Station: Tesla calls Texas home, Volvo takes the IPO path and GM lays out its $280B revenue plan
RoboTire raises $7.5M to automate tire replacement
RoboTire crossed our radar in February of last year, just before much of the world was brought to a complete standstill courtesy of the pandemic. Things were still fairly early stages for the Detroit-based startup, which was founded by former Spark Robotics CEO Victor Darolfi. The company has clearly picked up some good, strategic interest… Continue reading RoboTire raises $7.5M to automate tire replacement
Wayve, the Lidar-free self-driving startup, raises $13.6M from Ocado
Wayve, a U.K.-based self-driving startup that is notable for its use of deep learning and cameras rather than more-costly Lidar and other sensors to guide vehicles, is gearing up for its next stage of development with a strategic backer in its pocket. Today Ocado — the online grocer that also powers online grocery systems for… Continue reading Wayve, the Lidar-free self-driving startup, raises $13.6M from Ocado
GoTo Global drives European expansion with acquisition of German e-moped sharing company emmy
Israeli shared multimodal mobility operator GoTo Global Mobility has acquired German shared electric scooter company emmy. The strategic deal will help GoTo Global, which offers customers access to shared cars, vans, mopeds, scooters and bikes, reach its goal of expanding to every major European city by 2025. GoTo Global would not share the financial terms… Continue reading GoTo Global drives European expansion with acquisition of German e-moped sharing company emmy
Lidar developer Ouster agrees to buy Sense Photonics as it takes aim at the auto industry
Ouster, a lidar company that went public this year via a SPAC merger, said it would acquire solid-state lidar startup Sense Photonics in an all-stock deal that was valued at around $68 million at close of markets on Monday. Once the acquisition is complete, Ouster said it would establish a new business arm, Ouster Automotive,… Continue reading Lidar developer Ouster agrees to buy Sense Photonics as it takes aim at the auto industry
The Station: Inside the Rivian R1T and its IPO filing
Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Welp, it was an EV heavy week, starting with the Polestar SPAC and ending with the Rivian IPO filing (curses to the late Friday regulatory filing). Oh, and… Continue reading The Station: Inside the Rivian R1T and its IPO filing
Rivian’s IPO filing is now public
Electric vehicle startup Rivian, which started deliveries of its R1T pickup truck in September, released its filing to become a publicly traded company in the United States. The S-1 document, which was filed Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, does not include terms for its offering. The company filed confidentially for its IPO… Continue reading Rivian’s IPO filing is now public
Foxconn will build EVs for Lordstown Motors and Fisker at Ohio plant
Foxconn will build electric vehicles for Lordstown Motors as well as its other partner Fisker Inc. at a former GM factory in Ohio, under an agreement announced Thursday. Lordstown Motors, the beleaguered electric vehicle company that became publicly traded via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, said Thursday it reached a nonbinding agreement… Continue reading Foxconn will build EVs for Lordstown Motors and Fisker at Ohio plant
Aurora shines spotlight on autonomous truck tech, strategy ahead of SPAC merger
On Interstate 45 in Texas, a billboard with “Aurora” emblazoned at the top in giant white letters offers a cryptic message: “A new way to drive is on the horizon.” It’s hard to know just how many of the thousands of drivers on this stretch of road know what that means or what Aurora is;… Continue reading Aurora shines spotlight on autonomous truck tech, strategy ahead of SPAC merger