Applied Intuition, which makes software for autonomous vehicles, raises $175M led by Addition, Coatue, and Elad Gil at a $3.6B valuation, up from $1.25B in 2020
- Applied Intuition valued at $3.6 billion in financing round — Startup counts GM, Daimler, Toyota and VW as customers
New book claims Elon Musk demanded to be made Apple CEO during Tesla buyout talks in 2016, before Tim Cook cursed and hung up; Musk says he never spoke to Cook
you’ MacDailyNews : Elon Musk denies demanding to become Apple CEO; says Apple's App Store fees are a ‘de facto global tax on the internet’ Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog : Apple's App Store Fees Cal...
As carmakers integrate 100-150+ chip-based electronic control units in each car, a look at the challenges of an auto industry that is more dependent on software
The trend toward self-driving and electric vehicles will add hundreds of millions of lines of code to cars. Can the auto industry cope? Tweets: @davewiner , @bertrandduflos , @azaidman , @trengriffin...
BMW, Daimler, and Ford set up facilities in China to store data generated by their cars locally, as China plans new rules for automakers' handling of data
Car makers including Volkswagen, Daimler, GM, and Renault are facing a crippling shortage of semiconductors; Volkswagen said it'll produce 100K fewer cars in Q1
Car makers including Volkswagen, Daimler, GM, and Renault are facing a crippling shortage of semiconductors; Volkswagen said it'll produce 100K fewer cars in Q1
Volkswagen, Daimler, GM and Renault vie with consumer electronics groups for scarce chips — The world's largest carmakers …
GitHub expands its Sponsors program to let companies directly fund open source projects, starting with Amazon, AmEx, Daimler, Stripe, and others
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Daimler's truck division invests an undisclosed sum in lidar startup Luminar, as part of a partnership that seeks to develop autonomous trucks
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Platform Science, which provides fleet management telematics software for trucking companies, raises $42M Series B led by Prologis with Daimler participating
Jennifer Smith / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @prologis and @truckersreport Tweets: @prologis : The era of connected trucks and freight is here. @Prologis Ventures is excited to partner with @Platfo...
Daimler says it began testing level 4 self-driving trucks on public roads in Virginia, with trained drivers and engineers on board
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