Tag: Autonomous

Volocopter Raises €200M in Series D Funding

Volocopter, a Bruchsal, Germany-based urban air mobility (UAM) company, raised a €200m Series D funding round. Backers included new investors funds managed by BlackRock, Atlantia S.p.A., Avala Capital, Continental AG, Jericho Capital, NTT via its venture capital arm, Tokyo Century, a Japanese leasing company, family offices, and existing investors Geely, Daimler, DB Schenker, Intel Capital, btov Partners,… Continue reading Volocopter Raises €200M in Series D Funding

Volocopter Raises €200 Million in Series D Funding Round

Volocopter is in the final stages of providing new, sustainable mobility options for cities around the world. Their future services range from electric autonomous air taxis flying passengers directly and safely to their destinations to transporting goods with the company’s VoloDrone. Having ten years of development experience, Volocopter is a leader in the urban air… Continue reading Volocopter Raises €200 Million in Series D Funding Round

Tata Motors’ Pratap Bose among finalists for 2021 World Car Person of the Year

India’s and Tata Motors’ Pratap Bose is among the top five finalists for the 2021 World Car Person of the Year award. The five names were announced today when 93 World Car Awards (WCA) jurors from 28 countries collectively voted for the finalists by secret ballot. KMPG tabulated the vote results. To be eligible, award… Continue reading Tata Motors’ Pratap Bose among finalists for 2021 World Car Person of the Year

Uber spins out delivery robot startup as Serve Robotics

Postmates X, the robotics division of the on-demand delivery startup that Uber acquired last year for $2.65 billion, has officially spun out as an independent company called Serve Robotics. TechCrunch reported in January that a deal was being shopped to investors. Serve Robotics, a name taken from the autonomous sidewalk delivery bot that was developed and… Continue reading Uber spins out delivery robot startup as Serve Robotics

@FCA: En febrero Stellantis reportó ventas de 5,176 unidades en México

2 de marzo de 2021 , Ciudad de México – Stellantis en México reportó en febrero ventas de 5,176 unidades. Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo vendió 7 unidades. Chrysler Chrysler vendió 25 unidades, un crecimiento de 39% versus febrero de 2020. Dodge Dodge reportó en febrero ventas de 630 unidades. Dodge Attitude fue el vehículo con mayor… Continue reading @FCA: En febrero Stellantis reportó ventas de 5,176 unidades en México

TomTom share buyback program periodic update, 22-26 February 2021

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2 March 2021, 07:30 CEST – TomTom (TOM2), today announced that it has repurchased 459,250 ordinary TomTom shares at an average price of €7.70 per share in the period from 22 February 2021 up to and including 26 February 2021. The aggregate consideration of this repurchase was €3.5 million. These repurchases were made… Continue reading TomTom share buyback program periodic update, 22-26 February 2021

Vietnam’s VinFast gets permit to test autonomous electric vehicles in the US

Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup’s automobile unit VinFast has received a permit to test autonomous vehicles by the California Vehicle Administration, per an announcement. Vingroup said that its car manufacturing subsidiary is the 57th licenced company to test its autonomous electric cars in California, following global giants such as Apple, Tesla, BMW, and Volkswagen. In January, the… Continue reading Vietnam’s VinFast gets permit to test autonomous electric vehicles in the US

@Ford: The Ford Journey in Miami-Dade Reaches a Milestone: Three Years in Our First Self-Driving City

By Alex Buznego, Miami Autonomous Vehicle Market Manager, Ford Motor Company A Ford self-driving test vehicle rides through Miami. Miami Thrice! It’s now been three years since Miami-Dade became the first place in the world where Ford Motor Company would test and commercialize its new self-driving services. The journey so far has been one marked… Continue reading @Ford: The Ford Journey in Miami-Dade Reaches a Milestone: Three Years in Our First Self-Driving City