Slip Robotics launched a new loading and unloading platform called SlipLift, expanding its autonomous tech into heavier freight, regional distribution and last-mile delivery operations. Read more…
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New CFO Balaji Krishnamurthy has been with Uber for more than six years and is currently vice president of strategic finance and investor relations. Uber has agreed to purchase fleets of robotaxis. Read more…
Parent company Alphabet would provide about $13 billion to the robotaxi firm, while the rest would come from others, including new investor Sequoia Capital, Bloomberg reports. Read more…
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government plans to change its tariff system to create a stronger financial incentive for automakers to invest in Canada. Read more…
The ChatGPT maker has held discussions with Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank Group for a new funding round, according to a person familiar with the matter. Details still could change. Read more…
Uber’s quarterly results will likely take a back seat to the mounting threat posed by the growing self-driving fleets from prominent rivals like Alphabet’s Waymo and Elon Musk’s Tesla. Read more…
“Together, Mercedes-Benz, Nvidia and Uber will build a global platform that makes autonomous driving available to everyone,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. Read more…
The Trump administration hosted 55 countries at a critical-minerals summit Feb. 4, pitching price floors and a flood of U.S. private equity in a bid to reduce dependence on China. Read more…
*/ /*–>*/ A lawsuit in Massachusetts says Tesla’s electric doors trapped a driver in a burning Model Y after a crash and led to his death, raising new safety concerns for the automaker. Read more…
The White House confirmed on Feb. 2 the start of “Project Vault,” which would initially be funded by a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank and nearly $1.67 billion in private capital. Read more…
The world’s largest transportation and logistics providers have been operating in a highly volatile business environment this year as tariffs and shifting trade policies have altered international freight flows. Read more…
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