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Uber surges 6% after offloading its Indian food-delivery business (UBER)
Uber announced Monday that it had sold its Indian food-delivery service to competitor Zomato for a 9.99% stake. Shares of Uber surged as much as 6% Tuesday. Offloading parts of the business that are not profitable brings Uber closer to its goal of being profitable on an Ebitda basis by 2021. Watch Uber trade live… Continue reading Uber surges 6% after offloading its Indian food-delivery business (UBER)
@GM: GM eBoost Trailer Brake Concept Enables Stopping Distance Breakthrough
GM eBoost Trailer Brake Concept Enables Stopping Distance Breakthrough Developed to help give trucks the same stopping distance with or without a trailer 2020-01-21 DETROIT — GM is committed to not only great capability for customers who tow, but also advancing technologies that benefit customer confidence. That includes an advanced trailer braking concept that has… Continue reading @GM: GM eBoost Trailer Brake Concept Enables Stopping Distance Breakthrough
First repair solution for hybrid 48-volt future from Schaeffler
2020-01-21 | Langen New and only from Schaeffler for the automotive aftermarket – the INA FEAD KIT for 48-volt mild hybrids. Schaeffler is well equipped for the repair of current and future hybrid vehicle generations. Already today, the aftermarket experts offer chassis components for more than 85 percent of all hybrid passenger cars. Repair solutions… Continue reading First repair solution for hybrid 48-volt future from Schaeffler
Cruise doubles down on hardware
Ten months ago, Cruise declared it would hire at least 1,000 engineers by the end of the year, an aggressive target — even for a company with a $7.25 billion war chest — in the cutthroat autonomous vehicle industry, where startups, automakers and tech giants are battling over talent. What Cruise didn’t talk about then… Continue reading Cruise doubles down on hardware
Autonomous driving firm Zenuity taps HPE for AI, HPC infrastructure
Zenuity, a developer of software for self-driving cars, is tapping HPE for the end-to-end IT infrastructure it needs to gather, store and analyze data from its test vehicles and development centers. Zenuity will be using GreenLake, HPE’s as-a-service offering, to leverage HPE’s AI and high performance comoputing (HPC) capabilities. “HPE is providing us with the… Continue reading Autonomous driving firm Zenuity taps HPE for AI, HPC infrastructure
Rise of the Snow Machines: AI Startup’s Robots Can Lay Waste to Snow
Florida native Terry Olkin, accustomed to warm weather, had a problem with his new home of Colorado: Snow blocked the driveway. “I couldn’t get my car out of the driveway to get to work — I thought, ‘Why aren’t there robots yet to do this?’” Olkin said. The moment led the busy entrepreneur and a… Continue reading Rise of the Snow Machines: AI Startup’s Robots Can Lay Waste to Snow
@Toyota: Data Generation for Autonomy — Our Portfolio Company Parallel Domain Is Hiring
Data Generation for Autonomy — Our Portfolio Company Parallel Domain Is Hiring Image courtesy of Parallel Domain Looking to begin the new year with a new career opportunity? Start your search with the Toyota AI Ventures jobs board, where you’ll find exciting roles at startups like our portfolio company Parallel Domain. Based in Palo Alto, CA, Parallel Domain is… Continue reading @Toyota: Data Generation for Autonomy — Our Portfolio Company Parallel Domain Is Hiring
Indian mobility startup Zoomcar raises $30m from Sony, others
It’s part of a larger US$100 million series D round. Go to Source
China’s AutoX raises ‘tens of millions’ of dollars in fundraising
BEIJING — AutoX, a Chinese startup that develops autonomous vehicles, said Monday it had completed its Series pre-B financing round, taking in “tens of millions” of dollars, local tech media 36Kr reported. Shenzhen-based Hongzhao Fund led the round, which concluded at the end of 2019, while Chaoshan Capital and Shenzhen IMT Industry Group also participated.… Continue reading China’s AutoX raises ‘tens of millions’ of dollars in fundraising