January 15th, 2019 Xconomy Boston — The hardware business isn’t cutting it for CyPhy Works, a maker of tethered drones for everything from military uses to disaster response and the oil and gas industry. Today, the drone company announced a pivot to software—and a rebranding to Aria Insights. (The name comes from the word for… Continue reading Pivot to Software: Drone Maker CyPhy Rebrands, Seeks Airborne A.I.
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Smartsheet Buys TernPro, Seattle Developer of Collaboration Tools
Smartsheet, a Bellevue, WA-based company that develops collaborative software allowing users to track projects and manage company processes, announced Tuesday it has acquired Seattle-based TernPro, whose flagship product Slope lets customers mark up documents, images, videos, and other media before releasing them to a wider audience. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Smartsheet’s… Continue reading Smartsheet Buys TernPro, Seattle Developer of Collaboration Tools
Citi says chance of delay to Brexit now “very high”
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Citibank is pictured at an exhibition hall in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. investment bank Citi (C.N) said on Tuesday there is now a “very high” chance that Brexit will be delayed past March 29, after lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce… Continue reading Citi says chance of delay to Brexit now “very high”
AAM Co-Founder To Be Inducted Into The Automotive Hall of Fame
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France seeks Renault board meeting to replace CEO Ghosn: sources
FILE PHOTO: Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, reacts during a news conference in Paris, France, September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) – The French government is moving to dismiss Renault’s (RENA.PA) scandal-hit Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, and has requested a board meeting to consider candidates to replace him,… Continue reading France seeks Renault board meeting to replace CEO Ghosn: sources
Alliance of car manufacturers: VW and Ford announce alliance for light commercial vehicles
DPA VW boss Herbert Diess, Ford chief Jim Hackett in Detroit: alliance for light commercial vehicles The global alliance of the car company Volkswagen Show stock market chart with the US rival Ford Show stock market chart initially limited to the division of light commercial vehicles. The first concrete step of the cooperation is the… Continue reading Alliance of car manufacturers: VW and Ford announce alliance for light commercial vehicles
SoftBank backs $44m funding in South Korean car-sharing startup SoCar
January 15, 2019 SoCar, a South Korean car-sharing company, has raised $44 million (about 50 billion won) in a new round of funding from Altos Ventures, KB Investment, Stonebridge Ventures, and SoftBank Ventures, The Investor reported. SoCar will use the fresh funding to invest in research and development to offer better mobility services through its… Continue reading SoftBank backs $44m funding in South Korean car-sharing startup SoCar
Renault and the state will start after Ghosn at Renault
This time, after Ghosn is indeed launched at Renault. The Tokyo court refused Tuesday to release the Renault CEO in detention on bail , the board of directors The Diamond will finally seize the question of governance. The only unknown remaining to rise on Tuesday night, the result of the appeal filed by the lawyers… Continue reading Renault and the state will start after Ghosn at Renault
AutoML: Automating the design of machine learning models for autonomous driving
AutoML: Automating the design of machine learning models for autonomous driving Waymo TeamBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJan 15 By: Shuyang Cheng and Gabriel Bender* At Waymo, machine learning plays a key role in nearly every part of our self-driving system. It helps our cars see their surroundings, make sense of the world, predict how others will behave, and decide… Continue reading AutoML: Automating the design of machine learning models for autonomous driving
Portland riders say they’re skipping cars, thanks to electric scooters
Electric scooter companies are known to brag about their potential to reshape cities by reducing car congestion and pollution. Today, the city of Portland, Oregon, released a trove of data that backs up some of those claims. The data, released by the city’s Bureau of Transportation, offers some of the most detailed analyses of the… Continue reading Portland riders say they’re skipping cars, thanks to electric scooters