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Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
EV Startup REE Plans Merger With 10X Capital SPAC
Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
REE Automotive, an electric-vehicle technology startup, has agreed to go public through a merger with 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
February 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Daniel Smith (clockwise from top left), Matthew Lipka, Heather Monteiro and John Hark. (Transport Topics)
AV Holds Promise, But Lacks ‘Go Anywhere’ Ability, Panelists Say
Daniel Smith (clockwise from top left), Matthew Lipka, Heather Monteiro and John Hark. (Transport Topics)
Experts advised people to manage their expectations of automated vehicles for their traveling capabilities.
January 28, 2021
Business, Autonomous
Tesla on sale at a store in Barcelona. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Disappoints Wall Street With First Results as a Blue Chip
Tesla on sale at a store in Barcelona. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc. reported lower-than-expected profit and record revenue, mixed results that disappointed investors used to razzle-dazzle — but more in tune with the S&P 500 heavyweight it has become.
January 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous
A Volta vehicle. (Volta Trucks)
Nikola Backer Luxor Invests in European Electric Truck Startup
A Volta vehicle. (Volta Trucks)
Nikola Corp. backer Luxor Capital Group LP is investing in European electric truck startup Volta Trucks AB to help the company scale its manufacturing and expand into North America and Asia.
January 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous
Alan Diaz/Associated Press
Walmart to Build More Robot-Filled Warehouses at Stores
Alan Diaz/Associated Press
NEW YORK — Walmart is enlisting the help of robots to keep up with a surge in online orders.
January 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, Top 100
Main photo by U.S. Xpress Enterprises
U.S. Xpress Latest to Invest in TuSimple
Main photo by U.S. Xpress Enterprises
U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. announced it made a “significant” investment in autonomous trucking company TuSimple and that CEO Eric Fuller was named to TuSimple’s executive advisory board.
January 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous
(Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News)
Tesla’s Autopilot Won’t Achieve Full Autonomy, Waymo CEO Says
(Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc. has taken a misguided approach to developing fully autonomous cars and its “full self-driving” system will fail to live up to its billing, the head of Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo told a German business magazine.
January 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Top 100
Werner by Werner Enterprises Inc.; TuSimple by Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics
Werner Invests in TuSimple to Spur Autonomous Trucking
Werner by Werner Enterprises Inc.; TuSimple by Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics
Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises announced it invested in TuSimple, an autonomous trucking technology company founded in 2015, and described it as an important milestone in the journey to become an environmental leader.
January 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Anthony Levandowski (left) and attorney Miles Ehrlich exit federal court in San Jose, Calif., in August 2019. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Anthony Levandowski Receives Trump Pardon
Anthony Levandowski (left) and attorney Miles Ehrlich exit federal court in San Jose, Calif., in August 2019. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Anthony Levandowski, saving the engineer from more than a year in prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo.
January 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Left: Aurora has been testing autonomous Peterbilt trucks in Texas. (Aurora) Right: A Kenworth T680 at a past industry show. Paccar is working with Aurora to build self-driving models of the T680. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Paccar, Aurora to Partner on Development of Autonomous Trucks
Left: Aurora has been testing autonomous Peterbilt trucks in Texas. (Aurora) Right: A Kenworth T680 at a past industry show. Paccar is working with Aurora to build self-driving models of the T680. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Paccar Inc. reached a deal with a California technology startup to develop and sell autonomous versions of two of its most popular Class 8 truck models.
January 19, 2021