Trees don’t rise to the sky, investors who bet on Tesla earlier this year have realized the hard way. The stock market price of the darling of Wall Street in 2020 , which had been multiplied by 8 between March and December, has continued to decline since early 2021. It fell from $ 880 in… Continue reading Why Tesla has plummeted since the start of the year
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Realtime Robotics Raises $31.4M in Series A Funding
Realtime Robotics, a Boston MA-based company which specializes in autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, raised $31.4M in Series A funding. New strategic investors including HAHN Automation and SAIC Capital Management, as well as new institutional investors Soundproof Ventures and Heroic Ventures, joined existing investors SPARX Asset Management, Omron Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Scrum Ventures… Continue reading Realtime Robotics Raises $31.4M in Series A Funding
Tesla disrupted by traditional mechanics
A Tesla electric vehicle (EV) drives past a crossing in Shanghai, China March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo – RC2WIN94V64E Tesla (TSLA.O) is discovering that even new carmakers can suffer old problems. The electric-car maker’s China orders nearly halved in May from a month earlier, The Information reported on Thursday, after jitters over its quality… Continue reading Tesla disrupted by traditional mechanics
Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality
Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s standalone venture capital fund, has dropped the “AI” and is reborn as, simply, Toyota Ventures. The fund is commemorating its new identity by investing an additional $300 million in emerging technologies and carbon neutrality via two early-stage funds: the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund. The introduction… Continue reading Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality
Global Automotive Passive Safety System Market | $ 3.35 Billion growth expected during 2021-2025 | Technavio
NEW YORK, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The global automotive passive safety system market is set to grow by USD 3.35 billion during 2021-2025, registering a CAGR of almost 4%. With a focus on identifying dominant industry influencers, Technavio’s reports present a detailed study by the way of synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources.… Continue reading Global Automotive Passive Safety System Market | $ 3.35 Billion growth expected during 2021-2025 | Technavio
Ford could face $1B federal penalty after years-long dispute over Transit Connect vans
This is a story about a backseat and lots of money. So sit down and get comfortable because the detail reads like a film script. Ford Motor Co. could face up to $1.3 billion in import penalties on its Ford Transit Connect vans, according to a document the automaker filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on… Continue reading Ford could face $1B federal penalty after years-long dispute over Transit Connect vans
2022 Buick Enclave adds safety features, gets new grilles and wheels
Buick’s popular Enclave three-row SUV will get new safety features and other upgrades this fall for the 2022 model year. The top-of-the-line Avenir model is in line for a number of changes to further differentiate it from the rest of the Enclave lineup. Exterior changes include new headlights, grille and front fascia. Inside, a new… Continue reading 2022 Buick Enclave adds safety features, gets new grilles and wheels
Aurora brings in outsiders to boost safety efforts, public trust of driverless vehicles
Aurora, the autonomous vehicle company that acquired Uber ATG last year, has assembled a team of outside experts, shared new details about its operations in a self-assessment safety report and launched a website as part of a broader effort to win over consumers wary of the technology that they may someday share the road with, or… Continue reading Aurora brings in outsiders to boost safety efforts, public trust of driverless vehicles
@Toyota: Next Leg of our Journey: We are Toyota Ventures
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead In 2017, we started Toyota’s first standalone venture capital firm with a vision and a passion for change — embarking on a mission to discover what’s next for Toyota. Today,… Continue reading @Toyota: Next Leg of our Journey: We are Toyota Ventures
@Toyota: Toyota AI Ventures announces rebrand as Toyota Ventures and an additional $300M to invest in emerging technologies and carbon neutrality
Launch of the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund brings firm’s total assets under management to more than $500M Los Altos, Calif., June 3, 2021 – Toyota’s first standalone, early-stage venture capital firm, Toyota AI Ventures, will change its name to Toyota Ventures and grow its total assets under management to… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota AI Ventures announces rebrand as Toyota Ventures and an additional $300M to invest in emerging technologies and carbon neutrality